8a Succeeded to stop France and others being joyous (6) _ E _ T _ L Although this is a crossword where some answers need manipulating, this one is a straight cryptic clue. I have an answer for it, but...
A lot of the rural population of Thailand believe in karma and whatever will be will be, and many don't think it is important to get vaccinated. If it is their time to die, it's their time, nothing...
Eight across and eight down clues lead in their definitions to Spoonerisms of the correct answers to be entered. Subsidiary indications in these clues lead to the correct answers themselves. In the...
Groom takes look around capital (7) C _ L _ M _ O It has to be Colombo! The only way that I can parse it though is assuming that there is a misprint on the on-line version and "groom" has been...
I have hit a brick wall with this one! 10a Once exhausted in mood line retreats (7) TO _ OR _ E 30d Souse as of old was barking (not quite all there) (4) BA _ E 31a St Andrews student from Italy in...
My last two. However, one of these is a straight clue, and the other needs to be manipulated for grid entry. Therefore whichever one is the latter, please ignore the letters I quote as these will not...
Last of the book titles here by whimsically named authors. All the clues consist only of wordplay. The book title is "Ivor Rose/Sore Beachbum" and the author is (5,8) The clue (only wordplay, no...
1d Mixed bevvies, only half taken up? What’s the point? (4) C _ _ P Cusp ?? but why? 11a Polish, like one of my lovers, might one suppose? (4) _ AN _ Sand?? but why? In addition, the third letter of...
There is a completely blank grid today with no bars, no clue numbers and no number of letters for the answers.However because I have solved the rest and got them in the grid, I can safely say that the...
19. Turn over Bishop for Pawn being trap (5) The actual grid entry includes an additional letter N that is inserted somewhere in the above answer to form another legitimate word usually nothing to do...
All solutions are defined normally, but the wordplay in each clue leads to a solution where two letters require an elementary (periodic table symbols of elements) substitution before entry in the...
There are two thematic elements to this crossword, but I am pretty sure this question belongs to neither theme. It is just a straight cryptic clue. 14d Systems for dialogue: "painting = money" in...
31a. Passage in book cut before point with page twice removed. (5) LO _ US Presumably Locus or lotus, but why? 26d Greek conflict with East in historical past (5)A _ _ NE AGONE = archaic "past" and I...
9d Eminent scientist moves from one place to another (4) _ R _ S There is a special clause! Definitions in all clues are normal, but you must count on a knowledge of French and German (as well as...
I have finished the crossword and am sorting out the endgame. Each of the themed answers are associated with two different letters, I have eliminated 22 letters of the alphabet and I am left with IMX...
10a Fantasy Film (6,2) _ E _ U _ N / _ O This is a themed crossword and 12 clues consist of a definition with the wordplay of a different clue altogether. Therefore "fantasy film" is only the...
46a Score sent back — was not a piece (8) N O C T U _ N _
(The OCT is thematic and is undefined)
The answer looks obvious, but can someone please parse it!
Many thanks...
Although this is a themed crossword the two that I am stuck on are straight clues and there is no need to worry about the theme! 62d Emperor ran away from Italian city (4) _ T _ O I assume this is...
There are special instructions about the blank Object to judge's ____ dogma, essentially (5) If the rest of my answers are correct the blank = Baseless Therefore the clue reads Object to judge's...
Many answers need to be manipulated, but I have solved them already. This is just a straight cryptic clue, with no manipulation. 10a Communicating concern about country lacking leadership, one visits...