The Echo

[brogles]

stuck on 3 8 letters operations d???i?n? picnic animals 4 letters ?n?? last letter is third letter of operations clue , expunge 4 letters d?l? all help gratefully received so tired can't do Buíochas mór xxxthanks

[Captain2]

1 Missions?

3 Dele?

[brogles]

thank you so much had scud for missile missile so now I have ?c?m not to worry xx

[fiction-factory]

expunge = kill?

[Mamyalynne]

2 Ants

[Captain2]

Hi brogles, not saying I'm right at all - just can't see anything with your letters for No1
No 2 Is the full clue just 'Picnic animals'?

[Captain2]

That's all I could think of Mamya; I know they appear at every picnic ever held...... but

[fiction-factory]

ants is probably right and it fit with missions. The missiles one looks odd- you are showing the clue as 'missiles missiles' - is that right?

[Calibax]

ICBM?

[fiction-factory]

Sounds familiar probably right (inter continental ballistic missile?)

[brogles]

thank you all ants fits missions thank you and icbm had me stumped thank you all on the way to bed Picnic animals was ants this crossword has very funny answers

[fiction-factory]

Hi- what did you put for the answer to the expunge clue?