Inquisitor 1563

[saladdodger]

21a Take second district around Bexhill (6) 2nd letter is P/O/L 3rd letter is T/N
5d Drawing by Handel, without assistance (6)

crossers don't help as downs have to be jumbled before entry...

[Neveracrossword]

21 Rother. Take = R, recipe, Latin, I think, used a lot in crosswords +Other, second, giving the area of Bexhill.

[saladdodger]

Thanks Neveracrossword ....would never have got that!

[saladdodger]

possibly pastel ?? .... there's defo an L,P and T in the answer

[Mamyalynne]

Yes

By - Past + Handel without assistance 'hand' - el

[Neveracrossword]

Saladdodger, that's all I could come up with - but I can't link it to the clue!

[Mamyalynne]

That's how I see it.

[saladdodger]

Thanks Mamya!

[Neveracrossword]

Mamya, that looks, sounds, perfect! Sometimes you can stare at a word for too long, seeing nothing.

[Mamyalynne]

Not a puzzle I do, glad it helped.