Daily Mail Cryptic Saturday November 26th 2011

[barbs47]

87 across - awful state- 6,4 P?E?T? P???

[gen2]

Pretty Poor

[barbs47]

thanks thats what I got but then what is 76 down wrinkle thought it was creases

[gen2]

Barbs, Which of those letters are definite?

[gen2]

'Wrinkle' is singular, 'creases' is plural so is unlikely to be the answer.

[gen2]

Furthermore, 'Wrinkle' strikes me as odd for a one-word cryptic clue.

[gen2]

crimple, crumple shrivel, frounce are the only 7-letter synonyms I can find

[cupid04]

Is this the Saturday daily mail giant crossword with cryptic and quick clues
leading to the same answer?

[cupid04]

pretty pass
crease.

I managed to retrieve last weeks paper before bin men got it. How come you're
still doing last weeks?

[cupid04]

the full clue should have read;- Nice looking road through mountains in awful state.

[cupid04]

stops a run getting through on the cricket pitch=crease

[cupid04]

Hello barbs47, are you all finished now?

[barbs47]

thanks for that info...I am in New Zealand and my friend emails it to me the following week so that is why I am late doing it....and dont get the answers...makes it difficult sometimes and have only just found this site....so thanks again......

[cupid04]

You are very welcome. You live in a beautiful country.

[barbs47]

All done thanks a million

[barbs47]

sure do its sunday morning 10.21am so must do some work now haha

[gen2]

Thanks Cupid - It makes a big difference when you have the whole clue to work with.