Having trouble finding 3 of the 'Gymnastic Giants'; the Herald uses a loose definition of such hyperbole. 30A -R-E-S (6) 8D S-E-E-S (7) (Stevens?) 14D -I-Y-A- (7) Any assistance from the more supple...
Two 'gymnastic giants' needed to finish Herald Sport crossword: S-A-K - -A-O- (that's 5-5, hyphenated) -O-D-R (6) Brain cells have done a few somersaults and cartwheels, but so far have drawn blanks....
Stuck on 3 clues today: 12A. Centre gets the nod (6) I - S - - - 13D. Fancy! Like a Routemaster? (6) - - - - E - (the first letter is the 5th of 12A 17A. Hot water for shave (6) - - - A - E (the...
Looking for just one more 'spectacular swimmer' to finish; (6) B-C-A-
Any ideas, please? The word 'spectacular' is perhaps used more for alliterative purposes than a measure of achievement....
I'm having trouble with the first in the 'Have Your Cake' recipes: http://www.bbc.co.uk/...ourcake_recipes.shtml I used 85% chocolate and got a very greasy mixture which oozed oil while cooking, and...
Having problems with top right hand corner: 7D Money or profit gained (5) B-N- - 13A Quality of being attractive (6) -P- - -L 7D looks like BONUS but that makes 13A -P-S-L. The obvious answer to 13A...
1A. Last competitor (4,6) B-C- --R-E- I'm assuming it is BACK something.
First letter of second word is also first letter of golfer (5) --D-E. Any assistance gratefully received....
Hmm - three tricky ones left this week: 4D. Ape here (2,4) I- R-C- Is it 'In Rock' (as in Gibraltar)? 21A. Shades of 13 (3) B-- The answer to 13 is 'Sunshine' as in panda. 18D. This Tina Turner's 16...
Last one: 5D Sandra's car (7) I have S-L-M-N. Only thing that will fit is Solomon. Possibly because I don't have a TV, the only 'Sandra' I can think of is the Liver Bird! Any bright ideas, folks?
Up against a brick wall with 18A and 17D. 18A Telescope tracks (6) S - A - - -. I've seen STAIRS suggested, but can't see how that works - I was wondering about STARRY. 17D Top one of 18 above (6) - -...
