Highland News

[harpey]

8 across Post and ante perhaps 5 O-a-
6 down induced to become religious (3 2 7) I have --- to believe. Possibly Led to believe which would then make 8 across o-a-e

2 across Flawless defence, yet speedily broken (5 7) s---t -a-e-e-

[ubasses]

stake

[boxtops]

Led to believe looks OK to me

[Psybbo]

led to believe?

[TheWinner]

8a Post and ante natal?

[boxtops]

what gives you the O in 8a, harpey?

[harpey]

The O comes from eloquence 4 down a sound quality. The post and ante could be stake without the o. it couldn't be natal - which is where I started because the a comes from Erato which is a muse and definitely right. In terms of eloquence the u-n-e are absolutely right so the word for a sound quality ends most likely in unce - and if stake was right it would be ??s?u?n?e

[frugalfred]

resonance?

[harpey]

Thank you all - I don't know who has started setting this crossword but definitely someone who makes one work.