Nothing contentious here - the link between the extra letters and the perimeter was just tenuous enough to make me think for a while. Thanks the setter.
Good news from The Times -just got this e-mail As a member of The Crossword Club, you know how challenging it is to pit your wits against our brilliant brainteasers. But what you probably don't know...
Musician's first and second verse that's been stripped without poet's thrill.(6)
I have E?M?V? so it must be ENMOVE or EMMOVE - both mean excite but which?
Thanks...
I have it all done except for the two entries that comprise x - I have M?N and D?E but can't see anythging connected to the theme - be grateful for any help.