Ev 1408

[pomona]

Some clues have wordplay only
Some clues have an extra word not needed for solving
34a American's regular series of calls having lost line-out ultimately (4) RO?E i think it's a"wordplay only" clue

35a United press leading the way (4) ...looks like LIEU ..lie/press + u...but the rest of the clue??

[ProfessorMaisie]

ROUE + LIEU

[ProfessorMaisie]

...the rest of the 2nd clue just means 'starting with' - they are both thematic (no definitions).

[pomona]

Thank you!

[saladdodger]

Still not seeing the speaker in the grid??

[Neveracrossword]

It's horizontal, Saladdodger. Have you got the message, quotation?

[saladdodger]

Not enough of it....can't make sense of the pairs of letters...

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, saladdodger. You have to choose which letter, in each pair, to use first - they're not all in the same order as the removal.

[ProfessorMaisie]

They go in order from right to left each time.

[Neveracrossword]

PM, thanks for that - my scribbles are barely legible, I hadn't noticed!
(PS My excuse is that I didn't do that bit until afterwards, I spotted the speaker very early on.)

[ProfessorMaisie]

I think the ('logical interpretation') R-L orientation is thematic, Neveracrossword.

[saladdodger]

Thank you. I had a couple of the wrong words and easily sorted now. I actually had the speaker too!!! Must be more confident!

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, PM - yes, I realised there would be logic to it.