times jumbo 731

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Cant get started in the top half 1ac Playwright honored lady with role primarily in series ????????R? and 6ac Government department's to cover up failures they're for the high jump (7,5) ?O?????F???? any ideas?Julie

[slaney]

6a Fos bury flops

[JULIEWOOLIE]

brilliant slaney! any ideas the other one?

[slaney]

Not really...wondered about Dram aturg e...
dame (honoured lady) with "r" (role primarily), but does not fit your letters,and I can't work out " in series"

[mightymouse]

I got STRINDBERG for 1ac....not sure why....dbe is an honoured lady....Dame of the British Empire.

[mightymouse]

Slaney...can you explain Fos bury flops????

[JULIEWOOLIE]

UM ! pretty sure the r is ok have you got all the other letters mightymouse?

[slaney]

Strin(dbe) r g..is correct ..string (series) +"r" around DBE

[slaney]

mightymouse..a Fosbury flop is a type of high jump technique.
Government department's=FOs (Foreign Office)
To cover up= bury
Flops=failures

[JULIEWOOLIE]

well done slaney! thanks to you both Julie

[mightymouse]

Well, thanks to you all! Perhaps I should stop attempting this crossword. Last 2 weeks I was able to finish it with only minimal help, but today????? Still 50% to do. Will sleep on it!

[JULIEWOOLIE]

Me too!