Iq 1734

[hankir]

There are clashes and some clue words are modified to be 50% longer (Clue/Clause)

6a. He swindles two card players and belittles one known for Snap (6)

21a. 1 At a loss, chat and fume? (6)

28d. Australian stumped, then English must chase runs, batting (6)

35d. Who might work with costumesdepartment on Return of the Jedi (4)
Thanks.

[Neveracrossword]

6 Escroc, a cheat. E and S, east and south, two card players (bridge) and Croc, one known for snap.

[Toorak]

28 strine - st(umped) r(uns) in (batting) e(nglish)

[hankir]

Thanks NAC and Toorak.
Strine is a new word for me.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Hankir. I should have added that the modification information was involved in the clue I answered...

[ProfessorMaisie]

21 OUTGAS (clashes)
35 DYER (clashes).

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
I have 9 clashes.
(2 in NW corner, 2 in NE, 2 in sw, 3 in SE)
I think I should have 2 in 6d. That would be 11.
I don't think I am going to find nine modified clues.

[roslyn251254]

there are 2 clashes in 20d...5 clashes in SW, 3 in NW, 3 in NE, 1 in SE...do you want the clues they are in?

[roslyn251254]

sorry miscounted those clashes ...2 in SE...better check mine again...

[hankir]

Thanks ros.
I have 10a, 14a, 21a, 23a, 26a, 34a. 36a, 38a.

I cannot parse 6d.If the answer is In esse,I would have 3 more.

[ProfessorMaisie]

6d the game is EO around VER+S def 'very very'

[hankir]

Thanks ProfssorM.
That gives one more clash at 6d/12a.

[ProfessorMaisie]

(all 12 clashes) acrosses followed by downs -
10/11 6/12 14/7 16/3 19/5 21/15 23/20 26/7 34/35 36/20 37/25 38/27

[ProfessorMaisie]

...sorry, 2nd one 12/6

[roslyn251254]

19a/5d
16a/3d
32a/30d and 32a/25d
37a/25d i have no dice for 25d from m(money) (take aster out of monastery) taken out of demonic and anagrammed

[roslyn251254]

sorry my 32a is wrong...

[ProfessorMaisie]

for 25 it's Master that's left over from 'monastery' (the 50% extra = ony) for the M taken from 'de[M]onic' anag

[hankir]

Thankss ros and ProfessorM.
I had not clearly marked som conflicts. But now have 12.
Will see if I can find the character.

[Gojira]

Having trouble with this puzzle, can’t seem to get on setter’s wavelength. A couple of nudges would be much appreciated.

10a - can’t parse or make sense of how the clue works.
The 9 clues which have a 50% longer word. So far I have 6a, 32a, 25d, 26d, 30d and 31d. Pointers to the remaining three would be much appreciated.

[Thomboid]

Hi, I have 17ac (thumbs), 39ac (basics) and 11d (paltriest) Gojira

[dannyk13]

6a.Escroc - es(two card players)+ croc(odile) known for snap.