Push To Finish Phoenix

[starmack]

Any help appreciated.

9 letters. It’s what Fu Manchu does with the simplest ever biology laboratory equipment. Thought Petrie dish might come in there somewhere but the letters don’t seem to agree....

C?G???L??

[dannyk13]

Crucibles?

[starmack]

Thanks for help but gonna hold off on Crucible just yet....

[Mamyalynne]

Any more letters placed now?

[starmack]

That’s it so far on letters. The C and L I’d be reasonably sure of, the G less so.....

[dannyk13]

What is the clue giving the 'g'?

[donny48]

Apart from Danny's crucibles I can only find coverslip A thin flat piece of transparent material that is placed over objects for viewing with a microscope

[emmie]

chemicals. ???

[Lie-in King]

I think Donny has it - Fu Manchu (moustache ) - "covers lip"

[emmie]

clever..

[starmack]

The clue giving G (Ring) is: Raise capital during a Swarovski evening. Had ?I??

Not sure about that answer either........

[bobbinwales]

L seems to be in wrong place though for those suggestions. Can someone explain the fu Manchu connexion to these suggested answers please?

[bobbinwales]

kiev hidden in clue?

[Lie-in King]

^ "...swarovs KI EV ening"

[emmie]

lift?

[JJ109]

Kiev hidden in the clue

[bobbinwales]

coverslip looks likely then now with the fu manchu explanation

[donny48]

Kiev , Ukarine capital

[starmack]

Kiev looks very good.....letters would then be C?V???L??

[dannyk13]

COVERSLIP

a small, thin piece of glass used to cover and protect a specimen on a microscope slide.

[starmack]

Covers Lip.....crossword should have indicated two words, not one? Looks best answer