The Very Logical Prize Puzzle 250

[grandilo]

Hi, there! I am seeking some help with this one...they have changed it to a symmetrical puzzle and I do not have a clue what to do! I have already got 1 and 15 Across ( The Phantom Of The Opera House ) and 1 Down ( The Tempest ). I do not have 20 Down.

But I have many of the other Across:
Checkmate, beheader, Thor, Cran, Esperance, Scuba, Useless, Suspend,

And a few of the Down: Inept, Gloominess...

Where and how to place them on the grid? Some help will be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks!

[Mamyalynne]

Deny Descartes a major American company:

??? Descartes + 2 initials for a major American company.

Deny is definition.

[Mamyalynne]

Gin [fizz = anagram) Club think golf.

Second part of clue are lyrics to an old nursery rhyme type song

[Mamyalynne]

Carson to a T, gets the Spanish backing


??? Carson (think small feline) + T + [the in Spanish] backwards

Hard to deal with [Scots] is definition

[grandilo]

Thanks, Mamyalynne, the meaning to raise, beginning with e and ending with e... What about the other 3? Thanks for any help with them...

[grandilo]

Sorry! I just saw your response to the other questions. Thanks again!

[grandilo]

Yes, I've got these, but seem to have messed up a few which I cannot place...I must be missing something...Thanks for your help again!

ACROSS: *Friend is given a shilling and is victorious in chess game - MATE?
DOWN: *If right about this, one could have quite a turn - NEUTRON?
*Body odor, as holy man comes up and talks excitedly - SWAMI?

[Mamyalynne]

Hi again

yes friend is MATE + a single letter abbreviation for shilling.

If right about this, one could have quite a turn - 4 letter physical feature, a command to soldiers.

Body odour, as holy man comes up and talks excitedly - abbreviation for body odour + as + abbrevaition for a holy man (reversed)

[Mamyalynne]

sorry badly worded

think 'about........' as a command

[grandilo]

I am most grateful to you, mamyalynne and Lie-in King, for the invaluable help you have patiently offered me. I have certainly learned a lot from it and feel I am better now at this form of puzzle. So much of it, in hindsight, is so straightforward! I am now done except for 25d and this in spite of the scots dictionary. Indulge me, once more, with some kind of hint and take me out of my misery!

- Destroys Scottish cottage rooms

Many thanks for your patience!

[Lie-in King]

Hi again, grandilo - I feel any hint is going to look too easy, but -

25d This 4-letter word begins with 'E' - when using the dictionary link to check, remember to enter it as a 3-letter singular noun.

I hope this helps you finish ok & good luck with your entry! :-)

[Lie-in King]

Sorry, that may be a tad misleading - although the same word, the 2nd definition is a verb, but you need the noun for the dictionary to provide the more obscure meaning.

Hope that makes sense now :-)

[grandilo]

Thanks, Lie-in King...it's crystal clear now! That ENDS it for me and I can relax a bit now! I really do appreciate all the help. Cheers!