Guardian Crossword Today.

[Tilly2]

Not a question really. This one is really too cryptic for me. I don't seem to be able to get going

[scorpiojo]

Give us a clue Tilly2

[elliemay1]

Why not post a qn or 2 and it might get you started.

[Tilly2]

O.k.
Oh no! Swinging sixties star appears in Hawaii(8)

[bibblebub]

Honolulu = anagram of 'oh no', followed by 'Lulu'

[frugalfred]

Honolulu

[dannyk13]

Honolulu (anagram of oh no +Lulu)

[Tilly2]

Thank you all. It must be my brain. I was blaming the compiler

[Tilly2]

One more then I might give up.
Abraham Lincoln's first amendment.(8)

[roslyn251254]

Alhambra - anagram of abraham + L - it's one of the themed ones

[Tilly2]

Thank you, roslyn. There's a theme is there?

[roslyn251254]

yes - several clues are undefined - 26a, 13a, 11a, 24a, 2d - they are palaces

[shoota]

I'd have put you down as more of a Daily Star reader Till.....

[Psybbo]

SHOOTA, apologise now

[dannyk13]

Not a very nice comment Shoota

[shoota]

Eh?

[Tilly2]

roslyn, thank you for the undefined clues. I gave up in the end but I might try again now. just to spite Shoota.

The only one of those I haven't got is 26a. Sponge soaks up tea, including 27 (27 is King) (10)

[shoota]

Sorry Till ('umble pie)

[roslyn251254]

Buckingham
Bum=Springer
Cha= tea

[roslyn251254]

Sorry bum Sponge

[cupid04]

What's a bum sponge?