Thus the little marsupial's protected by parents in places to play (5,5) -U(?)---,R---S. That should give help with remaining two M acrosses (Feb and Oct) 10/17. No idea about 3d, 7d,14d. Can't parse...
I have two eight letter clues left; -O-E----Y ---E-A-E They begin with F and B. F Sally to take in top football competition? That's just the start of it! (8) (Foreplay? If so, why?) B Fast runner,...
Finished but cannot parse 1ac.
I, possibly, poke chicken with a piece of wood (7) H-L-G-N. Has to be halogen, I think. Recurrent theme is US presidents (again!). Setter is Paul.
Efkharisto poly....
Another very unsatisfactory prize. Help welcomed with 14,21d. "It's important to maintain trust," Eisenhower said on diplomacy. (3, 7) E--, -O-----. Presumably IKE is in there somewhere as US...
Working to change hands is intrusive (6)
P-Y-N-
Prying, I suppose, which gives us intrusive but change hands?
Thought 12d was a bit obscure and maybe underclued....
The hell with it. ScorpioJo, Lie In King, help. 21 a Buccaneer inclined to stop killer dog with hot, spotted back. (7, 7) C-P-A-N, -U----S- Captain Cutlass? Answer will give me 20d and 26 a assuming...
I know 48 hours have passed but I need some sleep. Saturday's prize was a swine and I thought I had finished it. But I have two unfilled five letter clues (-U-CS and -A-A- ) and I can't find a four...
Finished it, but 1 d Club, perhaps, filing an inaccurate report.(6) C-N-R- Has to be canard (inaccurate report). But club? Tx Ditto 28 a Carry along retrospective pictures in a square (7). E-T-A-N....
Given that the Z clue (5,8) can only go in one place, it means that the L clue (4,6) cannot be fitted in the grid as the 8th letter is N but should be D and the same goes for the other 10-letter...
Apologies: last few. 19 d Corrected in ballpoint R-D-N-. Redone? If so why? 25 a Stick around, breaking compiler's threat. -E-A-E. Menace? If so why? Mace around EN? 23 a Mass disseminator of News...
Stumped: less than half done. Is there a composer called Wrench? (too complicated to explain clueing) 6d Unreliable description of bats 3-2-5 (-l-/--/-----) 24d, 1d Loopy strip of land that protects...
20a A woman, undressed after symbolic resistance, gets bouquet (5) A-O-- 16d Fellow inadequate as lover (5) T ( or maybe F)---E 27d Touching way you could thus link 1 (work) and 8 (play) (4) R-S- As...