Bottom left corner a tad unyielding. 16d Work accommodating change with time off for a king.(7) I think Oedipus. Opus for work, Oedipus for king. But what of the ide? And then 16a Seafaring work that...
15a I wrote of love and marriage within church without locks(8) I*C*B*L*
I have no idea but I hope the suggestions are more hopeful. Best supply a gloss as Boris’s news has overwhelmed my brain!...
15a Who went round with TV dinner for a poor scholar?(6,8)*e*n**/*h*t*o*d Last letter of first word also an n? 5aEast Coker-extremely drawn out, a poem about death(4,4)e*e*/r*c* Think it’s a partial...
24a Love to get fresh with gyrating linesman(4) O*E*
And 9a Writing material still to be delivered(10)
Is the 8th letter E or A? I incline to A but can be persuaded otherwise....
15a Rabid canine Rex shows no sign of love biting Chronicles author4,4
A***/R*C*
1a I make poor moonshine for flapper hosting half-cut vets(10) ***V*L*N*...
27a Parliament in uproar by end of budget(8)S*o*k*n* Shocking? 10a Like one of Chaucer’s pilgrims,Catholic and mischievous, we hear(8)c*e**i*h Clerkish? Some very oddly worded clues-and answers this...
Mistakenly a bird adores men-she’s betrayed by a fortune teller(3,3,5,3) I assume it’s “a bird adores men” but am willing to be persuaded otherwise. I have M../..I/.R.A./O.E Any light would be...
4d Am author’s endless Russian diet(4) d***
Think the second letter could be f giving Duff and therefore Duffy as author but it seems a tad stretched....
Last one; my inability to get the short clues is still in evidence even with 2 out of 4 letters!
26a Private could carry equipment at the front for him? (4) o*e*
TIA...
11a Senior daughter’s staff adopting detailed solution(8)*o*a*i*d 8d Playwright Oscar tried hard, briefly meeting a broadcaster(9)o*t*o*s*y I had thought my letters were right but as I can’t get...
23a Part of a play that’s appreciated on the radio(5)s***e Scene? 19d Vizsla ,perhaps, belonging to one Hungarian poet(6)***o*i The two clues intersect; third letter of 23a is second letter of 19d....