8d Protective covering isn't designed for a plucky player (8) Seems to be 'lutanist' but is 'luta' a protective covering? 11a Pole bird found on shore(5) If 'lutanist' is right, might this be 'swift'?...
32a Instruct one playing a game of Boston (5,6). Answer seems to be 'court tennis' which Google says is a game, but what does it have to do with Boston? Does anyone know?
28a Breaking seal can remove dirt (7)
C - E - N - E Cleanse, but it\'s not an anagram. Why?
23a Floppy fish, translucent (6)
- I - P - D Limpid but why?
Any ideas?...
12a.........ugly object spotted by yours truly in report.........E _ E _ O _ E..........think its EYESORE but can't see why from the clue......anyone know?
Is anyone else upset that 1(and 6) across 'Team upsetting mother with ugly play' (8,6) giving (I think) the answer 'Plymouth Argyll' is not a perfect anagram of 'mother' and 'ugly play'? or that 19a...
10a clue: Share out nothing with Matthew & Co? (5). Answer is ALLOT. I'm a bit confused (Matthew & Co are NT, not OT, if it is to do with the Gospels). Any help please?
Now that we've all got 'Tarragona', that makes 14a 'octavo' clue: A month before, I'd left a gap in the paper (6). I can see the month (Oct) and 'octavo' is paper, but why the 'avo'? What am I missing...
Just looked in past posts to see if SPADEFUL had been explained anywhere (from Times Jumbo 823 cryptic 13d clue: Two saints cover up crack in some earth (8)) and saw your explanation. I like the 2...
22d a source or cause , that from which anything derives its existance O - - - - - 23D ENRAGES OR ANNOYS A - - - - - 25D WALKED SLOWLY AND AIMLESSLY A - - - - -