Crossword

[S21DanReb]

Would appreciate your help with the following from the local paper. Thank you.

12 & 14a Assistant pitman is one who makes the tunnels ?n?e? ?????

5d German temptress producing a different role by the French one L??????

8d Be quiet about mother's financial failure ???s?

[Captain2]

5d Lorelei

[vegasmad]

12 & 14a under miner?

[Captain2]

8d S-mas-H?

[vegasmad]

8d. smash

[factor-fiction]

Under something?

[S21DanReb]

Many thanks. Thought it might be 'under miner'.

There is one other which I thought the answer might be court marshall, but it now does not fit. Any thoughts?

9a Private trials, maybe (6,7) Court ?m?r???l

[bibblebub]

court martial - private refers to the army rank

[bibblebub]

sorry - courts martial (the plural)

[vakayu]

court martial

[Calibax]

Courts Martial

[S21DanReb]

Thank you all. Can see where I went wrong now, Hope you are all having a good night. It's been such a day of rain here. It's getting to be a typical Scottish summer!!

[vakayu]

Glad to help,a bit,at least we are not getting the severe floods elsewhere in the world.

[S21DanReb]

You are right vakayu, it must be devastating for them. We are so lucky and have nothing to moan about.

[vakayu]

Ha Ha DanReb I am in the highlands and it is like winter here and no it does not stop us moaning.