Private Eye 563

[Bogtrotter]

Can't believe I'm the only one struggling with this! 52a Bill's accepting "coitus illicitum" as a science: ??o?????? 40a One who'd discriminate about just how it was entered in ***: 6 letters. 34a "Mater has not finished, having knocked back a drink" - prince: 8 letters.

[pixie374]

Maharaja

[pixie374]

Acoustics

[pixie374]

What are the asterisks supposed to say?

[scorpiojo]

Can you spell the *** word

[Mamyalynne]

slang for your bum

[Mamyalynne]

a rs e

[Bogtrotter]

The asterisks are not mine! It starts with a & ends with e, & apparently Ricky Tomlinson issued a Christmas record with this word in the title!

[pixie374]

Lol...thanks. got that from mamya's...

[Mamyalynne]

Grid if anyone wants to consult it


http://www.private-eye.co.uk/crossword

[scorpiojo]

It's the swear filter, Bogtrotter :)

[Neveracrossword]

40 Racist.

[pixie374]

I thought racist...but why?

[Bogtrotter]

Thanks for your help everyone.

[Neveracrossword]

I've got Racist because I had R?c?s? and it fitted 'One who'd discriminate'.

[pixie374]

Thanks... I couldn't work the rest of it out x

[Liv2015]

40a racist
Just how it was = sic, about = cis, put it in rat = ***
I think!

[dannyk13]

52a.Accoustics - anagram of coitus inside acs(bills)

[Liv2015]

Can't see how to post a question, so...
I've finished this BUT there's something wrong. I make 46a (mucky place, etc - *** off) cesspit, anag of etc and ***. Looks obvious but that makes the MP J_S_I_S_N where the I is from cesspit. I also have the letters WOON left from the preamble. But the only MP I can find is JOSH MASON. That doesn't fit with cesspit or 2 of the leftover letters. Has anyone solved this?

[bibblebub]

Jo Swinson

[Liv2015]

Brilliant, thank you.