16D Teacher, say, or jailer (3,6) I had thought it was key holder till I found out the third from last letter is a K. So I have K?Y ?O?K?R. Can anyone put me right? This is my last.
By a coincidence I noticed pipdawg's recent query was the same quiz that I'm trying to complete. The answers are all UK towns and cities (anagram, cryptic or general knowledge. I have just these 4 to...
Having trouble with my last two: 11A Racing driver gets sick, reversing in rare circuit (7). I have I?L?I?R 25A Time off and clothes have to pay off (3, 4). I have G?P GEAR. I thought it was TOP GEAR...
I know I'll kick myself for this, being a church-goer and all - 43A A title of Jesus Christ (3,2,3) - I have ?O?/O?/MAN The first word is surely GOD, but I can't make up my mind whether the second...
I have one to get - 41D (from the Oxford Book of Carols) "In lands long in shadow, his churches ?????" (5) - I have A?I?E - can it be ARISE or ABIDE? The letters I have for the three-word...
4D Electronic device plugged into computer for it to use protected software (6) I know this has been answered previously as 'Dongle' - but my problem is I have 'Trapezium' for 1A (one of the carpal...
Stuck with last two:- 7D Get beaten, getting old and rough (5) I have L?O?? 12A Car crash has opening for complaint (7) I have S?O???A I can only get LOOSE or LOOFA for the first, which don't quite...
24D German beer drunk by flier (5) - I have L?E?E - If this is Liege, I'm sure they brew beer there, but it's in Belgium and I don't see the rest. 4D The bird I'm exchanging at church for rodents (7)...
I don't know how often this happens, but today AB didn't recognise me and I had to sign in again, and for over 5 minutes - realising that the username I use on this site had slipped my memory (very...
In a right mess with last few! 13A Deal with Andrew's plan for motoring hazard (7,6) - I have Traffic ?A???N 15D Dishonest gambler is eccentric and astute (9) - I have C?R?S?A?P and 16D Covering...
Stuck on last 3: 5A Produce notes on the organ (7) - I have D?S?V?? (I have VIAND for 7D, but I'm not sure it's right). 8D ...another gets to enjoy resembling a flower (8) - I have ??S?L???...
I have actually completed this now, but was very confused earlier, as both my reference books gave Harry Houdini's real first name (5D) as Ehrich - 2 spaces too long, and ended his surname with a...
Having a spot of bother with a couple of intersecting ones. Surely 21A - Large northern constellation in which the Plough, or Big Dipper, is located (4,5) - should be Great Bear, but I can't get it to...
22D "Small cheer and great ??????? makes a merry feast." (Shakespeare, The Comedy of Errors) (7) I had W?L?O?E and assume it must be 'welcome', but I couldn't find it in any quotations book,...
Last two:
8D Rock Music (8) - I have H?R?C?R?
26A Go on about pits formed of calcium (9) - I have D?I?S?O?E - I think this must be something stone.
Very many thanks to anyone who can help....
Last 2! 14A Jack works beam into part of frame (5) ??M?E - I've put JAMBE, but I think it's wrong. 14D Woman has drain ordered from the Middle East (9) ??R?A?I?N - I can only make CIRCADIAN from this....
18a Musician cites Prussian translation (13)
I've solved this anagram, but surely there's an error in the clue, in that it could only work if the A in Prussian was changed to an O?...
All answers are British towns or cities (cryptic, anagram or general knowledge). 7) Take a rest, monotony in a monk's home. (8 letters) 24) Can you find a lawyer in the Midlands? (6 letters) Any help...
25D - ----- --- Mountain, mountain in New York State, in the Adirondacks (5,3)
I have -A--E --P. Last one to do - have searched in vain for this one. Massive thanks in advance for any help....