Colossus 163 Stinker

[kamaggie]

174a politicians backers pra*t.....

[dannyk13]

Difficult to see how many letters?

[fiction-factory]

Is it POLICIAN'S or POLITICIANS', please

[fiction-factory]

Yes, I thought it must be 5 (with at least one wrong) but maybe it is 10

[fiction-factory]

apparatchik
proponents
protagonists
partisans

[fiction-factory]

If it's one particular politician could be an equivalent of Blairites

[fiction-factory]

Chartists.
Are you sure it begins with PRA, please? It's unusual to have 3 consecutive crossing letters

[fiction-factory]

party?

[kamaggie]

Thankyou it is politician's backers ...... guard

[fiction-factory]

So is it 6 letters followed by GUARD? Do you have any letters?
The layout is confusing and the dots are hard to count on a small screen I'm afraid

[dannyk13]

Rearguard

[kamaggie]

Pra*t*****
10 letters

[fiction-factory]

So there was no PRA*T in it?

[dannyk13]

Rearguard definition, of or relating to a rear guard. See more. ... an entrenched or conservative element, as in a political party.

[dannyk13]

Now I am more confused, I surrender.

[iminoz]

Praetorian

[fiction-factory]

Thud!

[fiction-factory]

Maybe GUARD was part of the clue

[fiction-factory]

Sorry for our frustration, kamaggie. It's better to type the exact clue plus the letter count in brackets and the known pattern in the form PRA?T????N

[kamaggie]

Pra*t***** guard

[Baldric]

Have a read of this, it will help us to help you, maybe.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/article/etiquette-for-asking-a-quiz-puzzle-or-crossword-question/