Times Club Monthly 20120

[civdm]

Last corner and I keep going round in circles. Anyone who can help me with

26a What's consuming oxygen, burning old instruments (7)

or

18dn Write on love, repeating last verse (7)

And hopefully that wil give me enough letters to solve the rest.

Thanks

[kayakamina]

18d Pen nil l

[civdm]

Thanks Kayakamina.

But what does it mean, I can't find it on google....

[kayakamina]

It's a verse or stanza - see Chambers Dictionary

[civdm]

I see, thanks, guess I should get myself a Chambers.

Despite your help, I can't get any further though, very annoying.

24a Cut short leave and welcome wealthy old colonial (3-2) ??i - ??

Nothing comes to mind.

[kayakamina]

Could be Qui-hi

Qui(t) - cut short leave +Hi (welcome)

[civdm]

Thanks again, you're very inventive, I will continue to break my own head now.

[kayakamina]

You should get a Chambers as it is the work of reference of most setters, and very often the definitions in the clues are the exact wording from the Dict.

Check Qui- Hi - A prospereous Anglo-Indian during the Raj!

[civdm]

You're great and it is all coming together now, only one to go, thanks again.