Automatic rifle beginning to to oddly jerk : 8 Across
Answer : robotic R is beginning of rifle , 'tic' is jerk , ot might be 'to oddly' but I'm short of 'b' ....
11 Across : Suggested facility with no protection. Answer : implicit .
Suggested is obvious, but no idea what facility or where the 'protection' isn't ....
13 Across : " A bishop is performing at back of hotel as member of a group.
Answer " harrison" .
Getting answer is easy enough but who what is " harrison". No useful answers on Google....
31 Across : Changing sides, the beggar becomes more hopeful. Answer : Brighter.
So we get "right" in the answer which infers that " left" is involved with a beggar ??...
14 Down " Version of totalitarianism LA star rejected as fake " Answer : Imitation I got the answer by having half the letters and guessing it must be ' fake' . No idea wheretotalitarianism or LA star...
9 Across : Stick with cold response one covered up with lip. Answer : Criticism .
I get bits of it like the C and " is" but where is the 'lip' and ' response' ?...
11 Across - put back equipment to get ill-gotten gains, Answer " tool". Actually it is putting back ill-gotten gains (loot) to get tool. !!? 20 Across - British subject about to punch drunk. Answer...
2 down : That group shows spirit, first to last. Answer : "those ". Reversing any of the starts and finishes of the words in the clue doesn't get me any nearer 'those' , same for any spirit I can...
" Island group getting central points in arguments" 'Island' group = Keys and 'points in arguments' can be keystones but how does ' getting central' fit in ?...
19 Across " Writes in code to an anarchic group from the East " Notates.
3 Down " Weed failing to open csk with strong nuts " Knotgrass.
Can't see why....
6Across " Wound line returned sound" . Answer " lesion" obviously a wound, and has the letters of line but why returned and sound ? 12 Across " ... start to study unopened red wine " Answer " sherry"....
