12down Where certain coniferous trees are commercially grown. (4,6) ?I?A. ?O?E?T. Could it be PINA FOREST? 43across A lover of ferns? (14) P?E?I?O?H?L?S? I think it might start PTERIDO……and end OLIST....
12 Down Talked about oneself,say, looking up position in reference book. E?O?I?E? Could be EBONISED? But why? I expect the answer is staring me in the face, but I can’t see it! Any help gratefully...
4 down A?N?L? Man’s unopened outhouse over the hill. (6) I think the answer may be ARNOLD, but I can’t work out why. OLD relates to over the hill, but what about ARN?. Where does the outhouse fit in?...
21a Damage peculiar all around gravelly road surface (6) ?U?R?M Maybe AUGRIM? G R from front (ie surface ) of gravelly road, but can’t make out the rest.
Thanks for any help!...
16d In bed, rejected wrong alarm call. ?O???N I think this is TOCSIN because it’s an alarm , not sure about the bed? 21a…….one that is retreating after biting. This would then be S?A? P?? I think this...
9a Parliamentarian actor comparatively feeble with cast? (3,7) T?E ?P?A?E? I think the answer is THE SPEAKER, from THESPIAN (ACTOR) and WEAKER (COMPARATIVELY FEEBLE). That leaves IANW to be deleted...
3d Offer made by Chambers put in for a pound (8) ?R?P?S?L I'm pretty sure that the answer must be PROPOSAL, but I'm not completely sure about the wordplay in the second half of the clue. PRO (for) POS...
15a Don't worry about diamonds being seen. (7) _ O _ I _ E _ Could it be NOTICED? (NO TIC DE reversed ......but is DE short for diamonds?) Help please!
