Iq 1802

[hankir]

Some clues have a wrong letter in the definition.

18 Band made end to end refutation about changing form at beginning (7)

27 Feel in burnt out state in these places when performing at first
in successful numbers (7)

23 Male snakes – sources of red dye (7)

32 Red-robed African pastoralists who rarely hint may say it all briefly (5)

Thanks.

[Neveracrossword]

23 Madders, sources of red dye. M, male and Adders, snakes.

[Neveracrossword]

27 Wrong letter at the beginning. Ashpits.

[Neveracrossword]

32. Wrong letter in 'hint', rather a long definition. The wordplay is from 'may say it all', briefly...

[ProfessorMaisie]

MASAI rarely hUnt

[ProfessorMaisie]

18 bOnd ABUTTAL (A for 're' reBUTTAL)

[hankir]

Tahnks NAC.
I had Madders but thought there is no such word.

How many wrong letters are there?
There is one down clue where I have two.
In 26a what is the def?
NW corner needs work.

[ProfessorMaisie]

...sorry, I somehow missed the perfectly good hint for 32a.

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.

[ProfessorMaisie]

two have 2, one has 1 and the other has 3.

[ProfessorMaisie]

26a def is 'Cold and cheerless' (take 'c' from an old word for ten years... which is very like the usual word).

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
Did not realize that 26a will give me clashes.
Seems like wrong letters may be a foreign phrase.
I have 15 so far and they don't make sense yet.

[ProfessorMaisie]

(classically foreign}.

[ProfessorMaisie]

21 letters (2,7,3,4,5).

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
Found the phrase. Only knew the English version.
Only two remain.
Need hints on 20d and 23 a.

[ProfessorMaisie]

20d is a double def 'rich' + 'supper' (in the sense of someone who drinks).
23a The notes of the musical scale immediately before doh (at the end) and the whole thing reads as the word play with the last 2 words as the def.

[ProfessorMaisie]

...sorry, last 3 words are the def.

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
I was stuck on meal for supper.