Cryptic 17a Old manuscript by king in distant past(4) O??? 24a Funny smell mostly from trees (4) E??? 13d Allocation of task(10) A???C???N? Quick 12d Completely opposed to matricide crimes(9)...
13d Unprincipled man's belle,alas troubled going round the bend. (10) I know it's an anagram but for the life of me I can't work it out! I've got ?L?A?E?A?L
last two appreciated 8a) easterner had some unkempt hair (4) -H-- must be an anagram of hair I guess 2d) it's as far as one can be from the bank (9) M--S-R--M - something 'room' ?thanks
17d Impale and paralyse with sudden emotion(8) I've got ?R???F??. Is this DREADFUL and if so,why? 26a Bare minimum more presumably(2,4) I've ??,L?S?. 30a Double-crosser seer bothering ruler(6) I've...
Stuck on last two! 9d Type of large metal gong(3-3) I've got T?M-?A? 42a New World passerine bird,typically with greenish or grey plumage(5) I've got V?R?O Many thanks in advance
18a strong bar projecting over foreparts of a ship (8) ???n?r?t 22a cut off loop of river in Australia (9) B???a???? 17d group of christians in South West India (7) r???b?r Must have gone badly wrong...
Stuck on the bottom right corner! 18a Strong bar projecting over the foreparts of a ship 8 letters ???N?R?T 25a Prison(US slang) 9 letters ????B?O?E 21d Insect of family that includes scale insects 6...
Last one. I assume 18dn is 'Alderman' (more senior-sounding civic dignitary), so I'm guessing 19ac is 'Ice-lolly', but I don't understand why. Clue is "Sticky confection" and I've got : I?E-?O?L? If...
Stumped on last one. 51a: Off-road motorcycle designed for riding cross-country; also a device used to encode messages. S-r-c-l-r. I'd be grateful for any help.
Can anyone put me out of my misery re the above. I can make numerous words from the selection of letters but cannot find a place to put them. Thanks in anticipation.
Has anyone this week been able to achieve the target score of 50 points? the most I have been able to find is 48 points with camped Would appreciate any suggestions thanks
Hello! New to answerbank and hoping that you clever lot can help with this crossword that is driving me nuts!!29a An Italian earthenware brazier(8 letters) -c-l-i--,31a Oxide of a metallic element...