struggling this week, help appreciated with following questions, please 1a party showing flexibility admitting Conservative status- seeker, 2 words 6 & 7, s?c??? ??i???? 16a instruct soldiers without...
Is there a difference between illegal and against the law, if so what is it please? Where does unlawful come into the picture? Question prompted by all those No Smoking signs appearing in England...
Many years ago I read, "The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists," by Robert Tressell, which left a lasting impression on me. I still come across the same attitudes today, as portrayed in that novel, and...
6, 24d As exemplified by Spassky offering Fischer a draw? (10,4) I assume first word is DIPLOMATIC, but is the second CORE, ZONE or something else, please?
25a I hesitate to query Kayakamina (below), but I prefer INCA to ANNA. Clue is 'Antique Indian brass'.
23a 'From lunchtime, about, cloudy no longer (4) O?C?
26a Chair needs council's tip on summer finance (6,4) L?D?E?, B?C? It must be ladder back (a chair), but can anyone explain the cryptic part, please? Otherwise, I am delighted to have completed it...
1a Guardian to city of Swiss composer (6) W?B?R?. Much as I have come to value AB in the few months since I discovered you, I would like to solve a Guardian cryptic without your help. I've got as far...
I have come to this late and am struggling with the SE quarter, so would be grateful for any help: 21a Fairy lights initially bringing danger (5) 21d Moon, showing bum in outskirts of Paris (6) Daniel...
Kayakamina is going to be out most of today, until later on, as it is his Birthday!!!! I would like to wish him a very Happy Day...and officially thank him for all the help he gives me on here! We are...
Over the past few years I have been lucky enough to win a runners-up prize in both the Telegraph cryptic and YOU magazine crosswords.When I send them in now I use the names of friends and relatives as...