9a Where MIdlanders are broaching the Solent, not with a catamaran (8) S?L?H??? 27a Drama of justice minister having to remove slips from pile (4,10) ???Y ?A?K?T???S Thank you
Q1a mouser tough inside(6)Q2sounds like a robbers haul(4) Q3 an infant with a thousand(4,5)Q4named after american instrument maker rudolf 1831to1914(9,5)
13,20d State (not Louisiana) put up with Queen, among various duties, entering Jerusalem - why the request? (3,1,6,8) No letters yet 14a Male and female into selective killing, stuffed (4-4) **A* F***...
Can any one suggest a good , general, one volume ,enclyopedia I can buy my 75 year old mother in law for Christmas. She enjoys the GK crosswords and doesn't have access to the internet. Many thanks
22d Author making a come-back through "Fat Cat" (7) LE??A?D 27d Cut up, having had a duck in the game (4) ?O?O and 25a.....I know this has been discussed before but is t ROSE or RUSH - A Plant shoot...
This is turning into a life's work! 7a Forlorn hero disheartened, hero of Brazil starts to sniff, saddened (8) *O*E*E** I think HOPELESS (with PELE in the middle) 8d Flashback (6) **C*N* Thank you
11a In a bit of US dough, US composer finds carrots? (10) ****N*I*** 23a Seize a vehicle with an automatic starter in district of Brazil (10) ***A*A***A Thank you.
Trying to get going on this but failing miserably! 22a Country finding extreme characters in pad - look away! (6) 13a Supporting actor in "Naughty, Naughty Lover" (10) Thank you
