sunday post

[neziwilliams]

29 down: small stones on a beach ***d**e thought was shingle and my 35 across was wrong, but that one is definitely in the past tense. also i have 32 across as ABETS and 27 down as ABETTED, which i think is odd, have i got one wrong?

[Lie-in King]

Hi nezi - can you post the clues for 35a; 32a & 27d, with any letters you have placed, please?

[neziwilliams]

32a a*ets, eggs on to do wrong; 35a t*r***, tossed; 27d ***d**e, assisted in crime. thanks, lie-in king

[Lie-in King]

Sorry, had to answer the door...

32a 'Abets' is valid...
27d 'Abetted' is too, but as you say, it would be unusual to have two answers so similar - though your letters don't fit it...
35a Thrown (?)

I confess to some confusion...

Refills vodka drip & tries to concentrate...

[neziwilliams]

sorry, lion king, need to refill my vodka drip, too! 27d was a*ett*d, so abetted would fit, if the other abets is correct. the letters ***d**e were for small stones on a beach, and if 35a is thrown, that would change the d to an n , so shingle would fit, so i think you got that right. just the abets and abetted seem very unusual to me. thanks very much for your help. hope i haven't confused you too much. x

[Lie-in King]

Happy to help, if help I did!

Brain's slowly coming to life now! :-)

[elcee45]

29d shingle 35a thrown
32a abets and 27d abetted is what I have

[neziwilliams]

thanks again lie-in king, and thanks to elcee 45. will go for that. was unusual, though, to have 2 so similar.

[elcee45]

I thought that also nezi, but it was the only words that would fit.
Good luck