DT Herculis

[Bell-Quill]

15a: First they ****** you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win." Mahatma Gandhi (6);
19a;*o*t*u*; LIne on a map connecting points of equal height (7)
22a; *e*s*r; Container used to burn incense (6):
28a; Marine fish of the family Labridae with characteristic thick lips & typically brightly coloured (6):
2d;Frank R*t*c*t*n; US writer & humourist who wrote "The lady or The Tiger?" in 1882 (8):
4d; *o*k*d*; Ornament such as a knot of ribbons or rosette worn on a hat (7)
25d; Percival Lawrence L***l*; US Astronomer who studied Mars extensively (1855-1916) (6).
29d; Religious denomination (4)

[gen2]

19 contour
22a censer
4d cockade
25d Lowell

[Lie-in King]

15a Ignore
19a Contour
22a Censer
28a Wrasse
2d Stockton
4d Cockade
25d Lowell
29d Sect

[Bell-Quill]

Thank you SOoooooo much Lie-in King & Gen2. Have "You Guys " ever won at these X-words?????? I don't ever enter, but love tryin, & getting a "little help from my friends"! Quill-Bell

[Lie-in King]

You're welcome Bell-Quill - I had a spell of 4 or 5 wins in as many months - about 9 years ago! Nothing before or since...

It's just fun for me & I don't worry about winning or not - although it's nice if it happens!