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...
As one would expect, this turned out to be a real star turn. Amazing grid construction which all works out oh so beautifully. Not as fearsome as one might think at the outset, but still most...
14ac - "A bit of mutton and trifle no longer popular in the East End?" (5) - is it GIGot or JIGot? I prefer jigot, but they both mean the same thing and I can't get the trifle reference. Help needed....
Clue:-"Running in van"
Answer:-Black Maria.
As you are no doubt aware, a Black Maria is the black van that the police use to transport criminals securely....
Quite a doozy this week but very enjoyable. Not necessary, of course, but I made copious use of the LEN, MID and VLOOKUP functions in Excel to count string lengths, pick out the Nth letter of the...