xword by brummie

[genius55]

they separate the good from the bad Enigmatist and his ilk (8) . _ I _ _ _ _ _ _

Maybe Bunthorne's in musical entertainment as an Irish Saint? (5) B - I - E

Something vulgarly dull after Quantam, not specific.

(6) _ U _ M _ _

thanx in advance

[kayakamina]

2 Riddlers

20 Bidets

3 Summat

[kayakamina]

Sorry you wanted 20 a not d BRIDE

[genius55]

thanx again kayak

i have bidets for 20 dn its 20 ac not so sure of.

[genius55]

brilliant ta

[kayakamina]

Genius55 Have you got 6d which is a cracker of a clue?

[genius55]

i am toying with hake or dace but have no real reason . that and 9 ac are the last two i have to do. the small ones are the worst!

[kayakamina]

Come back if you're stuck. I had the same two fish until all became clear!

[genius55]

thanx i'll struggle on for a while and probably end up coming back to you

[seabrook]

I've put DACE. Take Gordius away from discouraged and you're left with dace.

[kayakamina]

O dear Genius Seabrooke has gone and spoiled it for you . Why don't people read the posts and only give help when asked.? You said you wanted to battle on on your own!!

Cheers

[genius55]

aw well i'm sure he meant well and i was still struggling favoured dace but hadn't worked out why.

[seabrook]

Sorry Genius55 I did mean well ( she not he). I realised after I posted answer that you probably wanted to work it out yourself. This Senior Citizen is suitably chastened.

[Argee]

Never mind, seabrook, perhaps you can help me. Is 21 across purloined, and 21 down Paul? I can't see why.

[kayakamina]

21 a Anagram Pile Round Purloined

21d Auster is Paul's sister.

[stromselkie]

Was good to read some of your finds, but I'm still struggling on a few. Is 16a Janus, is so why? Also, no idea on 8,17 Araucaria's Life-force Bank: secure and electronic _ h _ l _ a _ p _ n _ ?

[kayakamina]

16a Jones

8a Life force CHI

Bank LEAN

Secure PIN

Electronic E

CHILEAN PINE (Monkey Puzzle Tree)

[stromselkie]

That's brilliant thanks. Finished now but still not sure clear on reason for some answers. Not quite in to Brummie's line of thinking. Microwave and bias??

[kayakamina]

Bias Tibias Without Sex It

Microwave M Mechanics originally I The setter

Beware CAVE Line ROW

M I C ROW AVE

[dzug]

Seems more twisted than most, this one. I'm down to the last two with answers of a sort but no explanations

9a Smith's predecessor to make Logodaedalus news.

Word?

12a Wedge foreign article in scanning equipment

Cleft? Can't find CFT as a scanner.

[dzug]

Sorry, forgot to give word pattern:

9a xOxD (4)

12a CxExT (5)