Clues are mostly double- two clues run together, one on the left the other on the right. 16 Girl's attitude reflected in demure Scots lace, while harbouring a lot of penchant for ancient pipes (6)...
Can anyone help with 22across: Fruit gives energy and zip when eaten (5) PE_OS I assume the answer is PEPOS but don't know why, except that pep is energy, please can someone enlighten me? The rest of...
I've just about finished solving all the clues, but don't understand one of my answers. 10 A. Miles locating low bar before end of awful day (6) r?b?l? I came up with 'ribald' - but don't know if it's...
Have finished the puzzle, but the end game is a mystery, so any help with what to do next would be much appreciated. My 6 extra words (if I've done it right) are Join country's letters showing flag...
In some clues the letters PA MA (or both) are removed before entry to the grid. 16d Troupers somewhat left out after former king cuts court (10, 2 words) C???ER?RT? 41a Free from restraint as short...
Can anyone help with these two clues, as I've never met this kind before! The preamble says 'both clued without definition'. 5 A. Topwriter kept getting lines censored (6) ?e???? 16 A. European...
A highly entertaining gridfill this week (I am struggling over the last two squares - cells, whatever) and wondering whether there is a further pdm to come - though it is difficult to see how anything...
Local event, cryptic questions ... all Scottish place names: 1 Do Red Indians live here? 2 The Workers are at home 3 We can't live without it 4 Was the cockney rabbit in position? 5 Go back to eating...
Can anyone help with: Local girl once started showing a horse
I can't give you the number of letters, though it may be six or the letters as it's a crossword with no bars!...
Computer graphic's back-to-front in animation (6)?S?R?T ("esprit" why?) / Publication that's very good for justice (10) ?A?I?T?A?E ("magistrate" again why?)
Battling with this - as usual. 22 A. Parts of two mouths shortly kiss the male from France...and you finally! (6) ??sl?u 9 D. Move to the right with force inside cavity in rock (9) ??r?n???? There are...
Completely stuck in the SW corner so these two would help please: 32a One has several jets aloft, not in airlines, e.g., flying (8) starts with G 17d Parts of dressing-gowns switched? It renders...
An enjoyable puzzle but really once you have the grid fill and letters the highlighting is hardly a challenge. Would have been so much more fun without the across misprint letters.
Finished apart from one little query:
39a Stern parent aged early (4) RE?R sippose answer must be rear (defn stern) but not sure of the cryptic part?
explanation gratefully received!...