cryptic 2458

[creamegg]

1d- fails to perceive theyre females
??????

3d- more fortunate, is cured and taking a break 6,3
?????? ??f

4d- having lost your shirt when you put money into
????s?

12d- carve the said mans name
h??

17a- swell - just dandy
?o?

19a- shut in with an aggressively male individual
?em

7d- for us I made out a list thats appropriate
s?i?a?l?

[rockfordill]

I have tyhe following

1d MISSES
3d BETTER OFF
4d INVEST
12d HEW
17a FOP (I think)
10a HEM I think
7D SUITABLE

what do you make for 23ac and 25d ?

[tyrepill]

3d Better off ?

[creamegg]

I am stumped with those two clues as well rockford, and 8,10 and 13a

[rockfordill]

8ac IN THE END
10ac SHORT
13ac SEPARATE

I think 25d is SCROLL
or 23ac is GOES DOWN
but they cannot both be right !

[creamegg]

scroll could well be correct, not sure on the other one though, besides the fact that as you say they cant both fit...ooh I hate it when they beat me grrr

Thanx for your help so far, if I get them I will post them here.

[Glanrhos]

25d - nestle nest (home) and half of mile i.e. le

[rockfordill]

you are welcome cremeegg - I just need to finish that bottom right hand corner
did you have AMUSEMENT for 15d ? and OWNERS for 24d ?

[creamegg]

yes to both of those, and of course...nestle, which does make it goes down then

[creamegg]

so it must be miles, instead of miler? what was i thinking!

[rockfordill]

many thanks for NESTLE glanrhos - that finishes it for me and I'm off to bed
Are you ok creamegg GOES DOWN must be ok and everything else fits

[creamegg]

yes thankyou xxx