I'd appreciate help on the following clues: 9d A midshipman (6) R?L?E? 25a Goods with a deposit paid, but held until payment is complete (7) ?A?A?A? 52a US football referees (6) ?E?R?S I think the...
I'm stumped on 21d: Informed husband joins former champion (6) ?P?O?D I'm not sure about the O. It comes from 25a OLD MOON, my answer to Former doctor takes on celestial object (3,4)
The top right of today's grid has got me stumped. 10a Idiot in government limits Henry's personal cover (8) ??O???N? 5d Eat out in Chinese capital, passing rounds the nuts (4) ?T?? 7d Label exactly...
I need the answers to two clues to complete this v. hard non-cryptic puzzle: 33a Bankrupt London thoroughfare (5,6) C???Y/?T?E?T. The second word must be STREET. 34d Moved energetically (7) ??U?T?D....
I'm stuck on the top left corner. 7a Criminal element he precedes (10) ?????A?T?R 1d Head off with girl (5) ???L? 2d Richard embraces northern style (5) ???R? The second letters of 1d and 2d are the...
I'm stuck on one clue, 17d Exposed builder's bum starts to protrude above ragged denims (9). I have S _ I _ E _ M _ N, and I think I've got the across clues providing these letters right. But what...
I've just got the Clue of the Week (LOTUS EATER), but I'm strruggling with the bottom left of the actual grid, viz 18a Suppress resistance in second muddle (8), for which I only have E as the last...
This non-cryptic crossword specialises in incredibly obscure words for answers to clues, e.g. 27d Genus of ornamental plants of the spurge family (10)
I have _ H _ L _ A _ R _ A Any ideas?...
I'm stuck on 7d: Astaire was one flying (2,1,4). I have A _/A/_ A _ _, so if that's right it can't be an anagram on Astaire. Also 15a: Concerning male ruler (6), for which I have _ E _ _ _ T. The...
I'm defeated by the two top left clues: 1d Confirm as aid for beleaguered Africans (5) _ A _ _ _; and 10a Highest skirt if parent's not there (4) _ _ _ E. Could the latter be ACME? If so, I don't see...
I'm stuck on 7d: Writing style of GBS, say is better (4) _ E _ S
Also on the Clue of the week: A slave protest ending in sedition being crushed (8 apostrophised, 6). Could it be PEASANTS' REVOLT?...
I'm struggling with the bottom left-hand corner: 18d About to rent, say, vault (5), for which I have only _ _ _ P _ ; and 19a Material for newspaper to pass on (8), for which I have _ _ _U _ D _ E Any...
