Clue of the week
Maiden cheated? That's by no means rare! (8) O???????
Puzzling out this clue is just distracting me from the waffle about shaded squares- can anyone explain more simply? Pleeease!...
29A. stones old hit coming back (5) ??A?S. Also any film buffs out there who know 4A Fuel porposer (5) which looks like CAIRO and 24D Tyros (5) T?K?? - so must be something 'story'/
Does anyone else think there are weaknesses in the ST crossword today? 8D Never reaching a conclusion (7) E?E?N?L . Seems like eternal but what's criptic about that? 13D Abandoned hotel to die in...
22A Order beer cases for fellow leaving (4,3) S?R? - 0?T
~Looks like 'sort out', which follows from 'order', but where does the beer cases come into it?...
Clue of the week: Explain why some of the garden is visible in ther dark (4,5,2 first letters S,L,O) Does anyone agree with:' Spot Light On'? If not, what do you think?
12A Splash in sun possibly alienates some? Not half! (14) I think yhis is sensationalise but can't justify it completely. 5D Deathly extra speech tails off ~(6) I think this must be mortal but again...
Can anyone confirm these two? 13A, Disposal business you wouldn't wany to be high up in? (8). I think it's 'Sewerage'. 14D List of roses, primarily, could be for me (7) I think this is 'florist' but...
I should have told you all what I already have in these clues: 5d Irish goalie calls and handles (5,5) ?I???,N???S 11a A plant (6) ??F?E? 17a what posh elves drink after dinner (6) ???S?T The last two...
5d Irish goalie calls and handles (5,5) 11a A plant (6) 17a what posh elves drink after dinner (6) The last two clues above are part of a sub plot in this crossword- and I'm floundering!