21 down. Nice starter from detailed meal plan. Four letters, I have ME?N - can only think of MEAN but can't explain it. Any and all help much appreciated, TIA, DavidC
Last one: 21A, 4 letters, Prompt Frenchman's on about postponed opening. I have ?P?R and can only think of SPUR, but can't parse it. All and any help appreciated, as usual. TIA DavidAC....
Stuck on three (!) so any help appreciated. 11 A: Book character none follow in a period setting (4) I have E??A - can only think of EMMA. 12 D: Music odd band left half finished (5) I have ??M?A;...
Stuck in bottom right hand corner, so all help appreciated. 19A - Ship boarded by a soldier about to catch small seals. I have S??ND?S. 20D - Learn what finishes off long list. I have ??EAN. (1st...
6D - Coves closer always cut off. 5 letters, I have S?DER.S from Tales (4A); D from Decant (10A); E from Cause (11 A) and R from Artemis (15 A). Last one, any & all help appreciated! TIA, David AC...
7D - Wreck of course boarded by an individual (4). Is this RUIN?
11D - Hunter perhaps bagging a large skin (5). Is this EAGLE?
As usual, all help appreciated and TIA!
David AC...
7D - Villain contracted in the past (4). I have ?A?O - looks like VAGO (if 14A is PARDON) but can't work out why! 10A - ..an inventor in white slacks (5). I have T?S?A - looks like TESLA but can't...
Having a bad day - so all and any help will be gratefully accepted! 1A - Bird alit, oddly, on joker. (7) W??T??? 16A - Grazing land beyond an old city west of Spain. (7) P?ST??P 3D - Actress setting...
25D Unlikely line from a short story (4) I have TA?L - almost certin it 's TALL but can't work out why. Any enlightenment very gratefully received. TIA, DavidAC...
Last one! 26 A - Word linking "green" for a verdant colour or "stitch" for alternate plain and purl loops in knitting. $ letters, M?S? - could be moss or mesh, all and any help much appreciated....
Stuck on two, any and all help much appreciated! 6D - Animal wags tail pefectly! (5). I have S?O?T - could this be STOAT? 19D - Metal (only missing ring material). (5). I have L?S?E - can only think...
Last one!
4 down: Old term for railway company stocks (5). I have R?I?S - possibly RAILS but can't parse it so any help will be much appreciated.
Happy New Year to all readers and helpers!
DavidAC...
Stuck on last one. 5 Down, Detail, note. 4 Letters, 1?E? Think this is probably IDEA but can't work out why so any help much appreciated. TIA, DavidAC...