crossword help needed

[janeevans]

1) Find? Just a confused hoax (5,5) ????? ?o???

2) How to find peace in Palestine or The Swan (4-3)

??a? ??p

3) Birmingham team has audacity to take heartless, upended Hoxne building (7,4) ??????? ??l?

4)Material words of praise for TV fish chef, removing the tail? (6) ?????c

[homeresque]

4. Fabric

[shaneystar2]

2.Road map

[janeevans]

Thanks both of you, but why Road map? I cannot see it!

[crofter]

3. Village Hall = building

(Aston) VILLA + GALL (audacity) about EH (Hoxne with the heart taken out)!

[janeevans]

Excellent Crofter, Thanks

[crofter]

jane You do pose some interesting questions!

Do you have any more letters for the gaps in 1) and 2) (ROAD MAP)? I (too) cannot see the link with The Swan

[shaneystar2]

Isn't the Road Map the thing they have dreamt up for peace in the Middle East ? Although what it has to do with The Swan I also have no idea !

[janeevans]

Crofter, not yet I still have loads to do! Two that could help are:

1) It's patently obvious putting six balls on the junction (5)

2)Territorial atomic group in description of the process of birth (8)

These will help with question.Find.....(5,5) The first letters of the above answers will go in like this.

?1?2? ?o???

Hope this makes sence.

[crofter]

shaneystar2 I'm sure you're right on the peace plan!

[crofter]

OVER + T = Overt

[kayakamina]

Jane HOCUS POCUS ?

[janeevans]

Kayakamina, Sounds good, but how do you reach that?

[janeevans]

Sorry I think I see it now.

Thanks

[kayakamina]

It fits the 'confused' and 'hoax' definition but still trying to connect with the whole clue.

Am working also on the territorial birth clue.

[crofter]

kayakamina I thoughtof that earlier, but dismissed it as I couldn't justify it! Do you have any rationale?

[janeevans]

Thanks crofter and kayakamina. The Territorial atomic one now looks like this.

U?T?????

[kayakamina]

Jane The young ones tell me there is a game where you have to 'just find ' a wizard called Hocus! Seems very tenuous to me,For your final one

I'mthinking along the lines of the IAEA (atomic energy group) or the TA (army)but nothing yet. Good luck.

[crofter]

Good work kayakamina I was looking at UTTERING or similar with a RING being an atomic group.It looks promising!