I suppose 1ac is DUMAS - French novelist is member of elected council? Forget it. and 19ac is EVAN - Girls's name or boy's name. If so could I please have the answers to 2dn Early morning in passing...
Take care when downloading this week's Mephisto from the Times website. Last week's mislabelling by date is still with us, so that the Mephisto at the top of the selection list is last week's (2584)...
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Enormous bottle in Latvian, say, rashness but not green (9)
I have BALTHAZAR - does 'not green' refer to removal of intial/symbol of US currency?...
As usual, left this to the last minute! Stuck on: 26 ACROSS Hebridean sheep, internally red and inflamed after initially making spectacular progress (8) Presuming this is TEARAWAY, but don't see the...
Last ditch attempt to finish - less than 10 hours left and its 2.20am in the morning here in NZ - my brain has shut down and I still have 3 to solve in the bottom left corner... 13 DOWN Remote...
Last minute assistance required... 26 DOWN Spanish greens once lifted ordinary complexion (4) DU_O (not many words which fit - explanation also appreciated) Hear from Kayakamina or someone else...
Here is a link to 'Pigs might fly' by Mr Magoo. The puzzle is on page 57. http://thespectator.n...om/epaper/viewer.aspx Quite an straightforward grid fill made easier by a helpful crossword title....
There seems to still be some questions to the solution of 27 down Could be inside part of support up the wall. Is it TROP or PROP you seem to have divided views but I would appreciate the bottom line....
18dn Dawn's dewy after all in Scotland by mid January (7) Is it AURORIC or AURORAL? 5dn Fruit unfortunately containing fish bone (10) Is it ALGARROBAS or ALGARROBOS? 20ac Down clue on Spooner not new,...
31ac.Dodge once fast in terms of its time on run(7) SLE?T?R. Chambers word wizard gives SLENTER but I can't find a definition in Chambers 11th Ed. or Shorter Oxford English. Its the last clue so any...
Just can't get this one - too many 'penciled' answers! A little help to get me going again would be much appreciated! - eg 17a might help (only letter I feel confident about is an "N"):...