I've completed the puzzle. Trying to submit the solution online brings up the message that: "Sorry, this form is not open to new submissions.The deadline for entering this month's competition has... ...
Please help with parsing of 3 across.Clue is: Doing without us is of necessity. 11 letters.Apparently the answer is PERFORMANCE. How on earth does that work? Any help is much appreciated.
Just the one :- Wisdom mostly shown in French opera (5) N?R?A. Looks like it shoud be NORMA (Italian - not French - opera by Bellini), but I can't parse the rest at all.