24A When writing, Japanese characters sit at strange place in altered state. (10)
_ A _ I _ I _ T _ N
Tajikistan is all I can think of that fits but I can't justify it.
Many thanks as usual....
8A Compatriots' contribution to Pavariotti, Carreras and Domingo. Or the police. (4)
_ R _ O
Is it just TRIO? Why police? - three member of the band?
Thanks....
20D Thor Heyerdahl added a foot to his boat - and it became Kon-Tiki! (4) _ _ F T Think it has to be RAFT but where does RA come from? 19A Paris, millennia ago, or faraway city after 1939-45 event,...
23D Uniformly grey, they cried: 'Blue Murder!' (4) R _ B _ 18A Good will be joined after a short seasonal appearance from the past. (1-3,6) _ - _ _ S SPIRIT 59A Mess with Margot, would you - and she...
Grateful for assistance, can't get my head these: 10A He sounds like his dad is a bore, getting right into game at table. (8) _ O _ F _ R 12A Wavering, isn’t given to taking a stake by putting less...
Last clue, 16A: Would refuse it? Yes, if it was in four words instead of three... (7) W _ I _ T _ E. Thanks. Also, am I missing something in 8D: See man in jersey in town. (2,6) (S _ / H _ L _ _ _)...
Two left, help appreciated: 2D Having the guts to show the way to get through the darkest of times (6) L _ G _ T _ (Lights maybe, but why?). 3D In other words, judge gives a right to an offending...
One left, 16A:
Extremity returns covered in fat, but this covers trunk (7)
S_O_A_D
I can't find any word to fit, but I'm confident of my letters. All I can think of for fat is LARD?
TIA...
12a Beware! When the buzzer goes off there'll be major trouble. (3) _ _ R 65a Soft drink swallowed up round top of classical building (6) _ U P O _ A, must be SUPODA, but I can't find a meaning for...
29A For a short time, e.g., from 2pm to 3pm, lies, uneasy, but with great enjoyment. (6).
Clearly RELISH, but why "For a short time, e.g., from 2pm to 3pm"?...
A gathering of deer in terms of the chase (4) - E - D. Presumably HERD, but what's reference to chase?
Observe from the East (4) ESP-. Must be ESPY. E is East, ESPY is Observe, whither SPY in clue?...
