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[wendyl]

Help needed please
7a should start to listen for fish (5)
8a days later maybe forced of the rails (3,6) ???/a?y?a?
12a dye we land off Essex town (7,6) ?????o?/??l?e?
3d law has no time for piece of sculpture(5,10) ???t?/??i?t?r???
22a lower yourself to hear European resident (5) ?e?g?

[johnalex]

22a Deign (Dane) . . . Evening Wendy!

[boot458]

7a should start = S

listen = hark

SHARK ?

[horselady]

I wonder if 12a is Saffron Walden?

[boot458]

12a saffron walden

[boot458]

Beat me to it !

[wendyl]

evening ja and thanks again

Have just copied off all the clues I could find on Matlock in case I get spare time over weekend !
(dependent on weather - garden a priority)

[johnalex]

3d Statu(t)e . . . but doesn't fit your spaces ?

[Dinkypuzzled]

8a. led astray

[wendyl]

should have got saffron walden in home county
thanks both

[gen2]

Are you sure you have posted the correct clue for 12a?

Law = statute
Time = T, statute without T = statue (a piece of sculpture)

[wendyl]

sorry ja answer to clue given was for 5d (6) statue
the answer I needed was 3d why Titan prophet disturbed TV investigator (5,10) ?e?t?/w?i?t?r???
w was from Walden above looks like Whinterton Betty or Hetty perhaps - not known to me

thanks

[boot458]

hetty wainthropp ?

[wendyl]

I've nearly finished but have problem with 21a compose an alternative setting for craters (9) have ???n?c?p? think it may be anagram of compose an but stuck probably time to retire but wanted to finish first

[johnalex]

Moonscape. Have a great weekend Wendy - like you I'm still on the Matlock trail. Boot458 - that was a good answer, well worth * * * !

[elderly]

These had ALL been answered previously!!!

[crofter]

wendyl. You deserve an explanation, now that the answers to the Matlock Quiz have been submitted.

It was clear that the clues causing the most difficulty were Qs 88, 89 and 92. Any success solving these were likely winners. Well, there was a stroke of luck with Q88 "A beaked Galley (DRAKE), a goad (STING) and the ninth hour .... (NOON) and stir" finally led to KENSINGTON ROAD.

Although I did not wish to go public with the answer, I felt that burgess and johnalex had worked tirelessly on the Quiz and you had acted as hostess to our ramblings for several days, that I would wish to explain why your posting would suddenly go dead!

For what it's worth "A belated thanks for letting us borrow your site"!

[wendyl]

Crofter am happy to be a 'hostess' anytime. I am afraid I was unable co answer rather more than the 3 questions mentioned even with help from burgess johnalex and others. My congratulations to anyone who answered a majority never mind correctly. No way am I a football fan but hope Matlock club made a profit as well as providing a good deal of entertainment on AB. Have requested answers so will be studying them with interest.
Regards and good luck to you all
W

[crofter]

wendyl If any of your solutions need explaining, then any one of those named below will only be too pleased to assist! Regards - crofter