Rte Guide Crossword 42 Sunday October 14Th 2018

[lorus]

9a Minstrel boy? Yes, the very one to order the bard out (10)
1d Sternal defence against Cupid's arrows perhaps ? (10)
11a No can do ? (6)
6d isn't every do-gooder's last dice miscast ? (8)

[elliemay1]

1D breastbone?

[Mamyalynne]

9 Troubador

[elliemay1]

11 unable?

[herbage]

Unable?

[elliemay1]

6D Dare I ask if you have any letters placed, Lorus?

[Captain2]

;0))))))

[Mamyalynne]

Will have now as some of those clues cross.

[dannyk13]

She tends to keep the clue secret.

[fiction-factory]

I have to admire those more patient than I am who still try to help lorus given that i feel we are treated with disdain by this OP who never bothers to respond to sugestions or requests for additional info and very rarely acknowledges help

[elliemay1]

9 troubador has only 9 letters, mamyalynne

[fiction-factory]

lorus has the clue wrong. i could correct it but lorus may prefer to come back to correct it

[ubasses]

troubadoUr

[elliemay1]

9 Googled the crossword and that should be '...our bard out' so anagram= troubadour

[Mamyalynne]

Troubadour

[fiction-factory]

alternative spelling ellie

[elliemay1]

6D I now make the pattern as ?D?A????

[elliemay1]

6 idealist?

[fiction-factory]

You have it ellie- dice = dies

[Captain2]

so yet again lorus gets her answers with minimal input and no interaction at all. (((((

[elliemay1]

I'm exhausted!