Just stuck on reasons for 2, ie how did they get built?
39a Opposition party returned after vacation (7) How is that DISCORD?
42a Brain's way to consider idea (10) STRATEGIST, but how?...
Help, please! I'm still stuck on 5! 38a A defence against ice left during yesterday? (4) 39a Opposition party returned after vacation (7) 46a Face headless man drinking port (8) EXTERIOR fits but how?...
Does Dean Mayer know what trouble he's causing? Nearly done but stuck on 15A He will not be worried by Euro being spent elsewhere? (5-3-4). BELOW-THE-LINE fits, but how & why? Also, 11A Hide mirror in...
The last 2 have got me, I'm afraid. 12D They serve to reduce tension in ships (11). And 27A Final courses flipping tense (8). I think it's DESCENTS but can't see how.
22A Item of furniture used in Blue Peter - middle part (4) I have _ E _ T, so maybe it's SEAT but I can't see how. Am I the only one stuck in this crossword? Can't see any other questions! Oh dear!...
Oh Dear. I'm not doing very well today! 15A Commitment against replacing shooter - there's no sense in it (8) 17A Singer, one from New Zealand, entertains married women regularly (3,5) 19A I'm happy,...
Just one question this time. 9A How might I describe old railwaymen in sport? (3,6). Could it be RAN AROUND, or RUN GROUND? Can you explain the wordplay, please?
please may I ask you for help with the last 2 in this wretched puzzle? 1D Sticky stuff left in dip a product of 7? (4,4) (7 was DEVOTEE) I have G _ O _, L _ C _. 5D Show-offs point controllers the...
Really struggling this week. 3A Scientist was correspondent in a matter of law (10) 10A Lightning all but pierces plain (9) 11A Angry one stops receiving sex (5) I think it's LIVID but can't see how....
Stuck on two this week: 15D Carnival featuring injured war heroes (5-4), Some kind of SHOW (but I have R _ R _ E for the first word! And 23D Vessel - one touring end of archipelago to see creature...
Hi folks! Stuck on a few this time! 1AConfused setter's headed west due to change in platform (5-2). I think it's MIXED-UP (confused) and ED-U (due to change) but I can't get the rest. 5A Damn banks...
Stuck on three this time: 27A When away simmer a lot of stew without fruit (9). I think it's PERSIMMON (fruit) but can't see how. 18D Another aspect of someone revealed by jerk on Sky? (4,4) 23D Start...
24A Good bunch briefly seen in nice pub (5,4). I have K _ _ _ _ _ E _ D. The K comes from UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE so I'm really stuck! 16D Barking runt extremely nice when restrained by our dog lead? (9). I...
I can't see how to get a couple of the answers: 26A Some food - there's a lot of bits by the river (4): I think the answer is LEES, and LEE is a river, but I can't get any further. 20D Trouble gay...
There are 3 clues here that I can't understand. Can anyone explain the answers? 16A Prince leaving posh car in reverse? Yes (3). Answer: YAH (Yes). How was the rest of the clue done? 28A High marks...
I'd like to dye white cotton jeans to a very pale cream, a very pale grey or a very pale beige. The Dylon machine dyes are all such strong colours. Can anyone advise, please?
am stuck on two this time. 27 Across: VIP, as it were, topless - wot a babe! (6) _ E _ P _ _. (KEWPIE or SEXPOT? But why?) 14 Down: Folded film initially confused military force (6,4) _ A _ L _ D, _ I...
