I am doing a quiz (no prize just for fun). Stuck on the last two. Each of the clues or the answers has some connection with young or small humans, animals or other small creatures in fact, fiction or...
3d one in the collection could be Hearts [back to front] 7 letters ?t???e? man [6] albert 8a unfashionable part of the city [6] square 9/15 in this way someone like Benedict and Francis starts to...
34 Rear moving forward sat composed (6) Just to complicate matters, this is one of the 4 special clues where the real answer has to be encoded before input. I have worked out the code already, but am...
Most of the grid filled in and I have 3 of the 4 answers without definition. I know the verse and the forth line has my 3 out of four answers in it. I've tried anagraming them, but that doesn't work &...
Across clues contain an extra word.. There are 7 clashes in 7 cells so crossing letters may not be correct for the clue... 3d Speaking together of old queen beset by smut locally (8) COI????? 14d...
President of college covering for head (5) In offices of religious group one is in church on Sabbath (8) Celebrating, wild teen keeps feet regularly hopping (6, two words) Securing navy, getting worse...
I have no idea yet what I am doing, but I have more than half the grid filled. I do not know why 33a becomes Goliard from Glad. Also I have first 3 words and last two words around the eprimeter. help...
I'm having distinct difficulties with this one! I've solved about a third of the clues (I think!) but they're all 4, 5 & 6 letter ones. What I need to find are which the 12 letter ones are with a hint...
help please to get going 76a deplores crude spotlight 5 B???? 87a wrong approach to include unknown spurious works 9 ????R???? 93a try cycling:one won't go by air 4R??? 56d president of college...
Finding this difficult. Any help with the following appreciated. There is an extra letter to be removed or a string of letters for vehicles to be added somewhere before solving: 28. Sentimentality...
Still an advanced xword novice and struggling this week, help much appreciated. Clues may have a letter removed, or letters added. 14a Effervescent gyral splashes of light plying astral axis (12, two...
In 9 clues the defn differs from the wordplay. In 16 clues there is an extra letter in the clue which needs to be removed (leaving a real word) before solving 7a (one of the 16 i think) Saddo wore...
Some answers for the following would be appreciated with rationale if possible. Thanks in advance! ACROSS : 20 Scholars and priests having island for golf (7) ??E?I?? DOWN: 1 One of the 23 chanting...
any hints re theme/quote helpful-also 28a gang,say,with grand pension pot?7,2 words ?????G? 31a lois mad about male turk of turkey 7 ???A??? 1a scots bike across district in region around israel and...
Having trouble with this one. Big hints to 7d Bimbo spilt energy drink (6) and 11d Beef over opening disparity between supply and demand (9, two words) would help. Thanks
Know that Doc is a very prolific setter (and good luck to him for that), but wonder what kind of an audience the Speccie and he are aiming it with a theme from uniquely British humour from more than...