Stuck on 2dn. "Did a Business Secretary", i.e. communicated in an old-fashioned way? (6) ?A?L?D Can think of many that fit the template, and vaguely fit the clue, but none I'm happy with....
Re the extra letters. I can only get GONA as the second word (counting the first hyphenated contraction as one word). A web search gives GONNA as a possible second word (again a contraction) but not...
32ac. All right, it's a lady feeling regret (4) ?TI? This (I'm fairly sure) is a clue in which the wordplay has an extra letter, in this case a K . I think the first letter is an O, while the full...
24dn Mandelson's chief destiny crushed by plonker (3,4) T?M ?O?? I think this is one of 12 clues lacking a definition, and the answer is the name of someone quoted in Pseuds Corner (in 2008). My P.E....
Struggling this week. Two questions which won't give the game away (I've yet to crack it). 10ac Spoils of war - peers captured in Arizona? Just the opposite (6). I have PRIZES and an extra A (wordplay...
27dn Patrolling small island we keep watch for Edmund (5) I think the answer might be WAITE=W(AIT=small island)E, but how is this related to Edmund? Many thanks for any suggestions.
The cause and effect were all too obvious but I'm sure the additional "... thus thwarting an attempt to save the planet" must have some additional significance (other than making cause and effect...
I'm fairly sure I have the quote and its author but can't find the exact source -- I've tried Google but with no success. Does anyone know the source, and does it appear anywhere on the web? (a...
For some reason I'm getting a "No Relevant Questions found" message even with a test search; i.e. I know that there should be some results. Is it a problem with theAB, or has something gone wrong with...
2dn. Do nine times the repair work after untimely first effort? (5) R?S?W Perhaps I've got the wrong letters elsewhere, but I can't make anything work. RESEW seems 1/2 possible, but why? Any help...
I've completed the grid and obtained my instructions (from the missing letters) but don't have a clue what to do with them. Inspection of the grid gives me nothing but a headache and an overwhelming...
Is there an ambiguity or am I missing a theme? I've solved the clues (I think?), including the themed ones; I know what the substituted letters are, and therefore the nature of the second...