Guardian Genius Crossword 197

[RayH]

I'm stuck on five..

29ac Sld cl fr ‘nrv’ (3-4)
2dn Lk blck stn pr (4)
15dn n's sd by prts' swshbcklng rchtyp, lttng t shtd 'rr’! (5)
23dn Shtng’s lttl grtng? (6)
27dn Fthr n TV dscrbng hrs wth mrk n (4)

Any help would be appreciated..

[ProfessorMaisie]

29ac starts 'Solid clue for...' so you need a five letter word that can be changed to give an answer (5+7 letters in full) meaning 'Solid' - the 7 letter word being the anagram indicator.

But do you want more long-winded hints like this, or just the answers?

[ProfessorMaisie]

2d is a double definition, the first is to do with jewellery, the second you'll see at the seaside.

[ProfessorMaisie]

15d 'swshbcklng' can only be one word, but it has two functions here - primarily, it's the anagram indicator - secondly, it sets up the context for the defined object. The anagram 'fodder' is RCHYTP but minus the letter that 'shouted' sounds like 'arr!'

[ProfessorMaisie]

23d look at the entry for 'heck' in Chambers - this one is a play on words.

[JJ109]

27d Father on TV describing horse with mark on. Answer has 6 letters then minus two vowels

[JJ109]

27d "describing "a" horse with mark on"

[ProfessorMaisie]

27D The 'Fthr n TV' is a very funny man (in my opinion). He's on the outside of what a child would call a 'hrse' - and you need that 'a' even though the gap between 'dscrbng' and 'hrse' doesn't look big enough to justify an 'a' in between.

Hope these are helpful.

[ProfessorMaisie]

...sorry, JJ109 - I took an age over that one!

[RayH]

I'm almost there. Does the 2nd word in 29ac start with an F ?

I also need this one..

13 Mthr tks n rl prfrmng wth dghtr n snstnl thtrcs (5)

[RayH]

Ok, just got 13dn. Just need confirmation about 2nd word in 29ac.

[Nical]

Didn't PM give that, the word in 29 A, in the first reply on the thread?

[RayH]

I need the first letter of the 2nd word in the answer..

[PuzledBadger]

FAILING