Inquisitor 1701

[hankir]

Each clue has an extra letter to be removed. I do not think any of these is a normal clue.

7. Seek second to act before pain (4)

17. Virgil’s cares about old cat of her age (5)

14d. Volunteer East to win every trick in done deal (4) D in done may be the extra letter.

This is a normal clue I think and the answer length can be any number. 11 is grid entry after thematic alteration.

21. One might have had to run through this to survive barren
and desolate service (11)

Thanks.

[Neveracrossword]

7 Cask, pin. C, second (letter) to 'act' and Ask, seek.

17 Drop the 'e' in cares.

14 Vole, Vol(unteer) and E(ast). It's a term used in playing cards, to win every trick in one deal.

21 The answer is only eight letters, it's a thematic entry. The phrase 'Run the ...' is quite common. A five-letter word for 'barren' and the usual three-letter tennis term,

[hankir]

Thanks NAC.
Should have looked up Vole. Thought it was an animal.
Found the 6 letter word and thematic treatment needed for 5 answers.

[Neveracrossword]

Glad I could help, Hankir - and glad you finished this off.

[Slugabed]

Good morning all. I managed to complete th

[Slugabed]

..... the grid yesterday, with the thematic solutions, and most of the extra letters identified, but not enougjvto find the 6 letter word. I will have another go! LOL

[roslyn251254]

if you google the first 3 or 4 words generated by the extras...
2,7,6,5... the required 6 letter word comes up...i think it's a latin word for the thematic word ....it's vertically shown in the SW of the grid...

[Slugabed]

Thanks so much Roslyn....Roman indeed! No I canvrelax with Azed. Have a good afternoon.