Guardian Prize Crossword Saturday March 29Th 2014

[Monalise]

very slow today ...
1a Beginning of spring? That should get you going. (4,5)
8a Sack of fruit with old plant (8)
7d - Alliance lamenting jerks (9) a-----e--
Gracias en anticipatione

[scorpiojo]

1 jump-start?

[Baldric]

ALIGNMENT

[scorpiojo]

Or head start?

[Baldric]

JUMP gets my vote

[humbersloop]

8a ?L?D?A?O

any ideas? thanks

[scorpiojo]

I want to say gladioli, Sloopy :)

[humbersloop]

:x) scorps

bit of a toughie in places today

[bibblebub]

8a) plumbago

[bookbinder]

8a plumbago

[bibblebub]

1a) head start

[Monalise]

think 3d is Swank, so gladioli doesn't fit
Liking JUMP START - gracias!

[scorpiojo]

^^ look up

[Monalise]

plumbago it is - merci!

[humbersloop]

so it is, thanks

right, that's Madeira out the window...

[scorpiojo]

Lol

[Monalise]

2d has moi foxed :(

[humbersloop]

Mombasa?

[dannyk13]

Clue?

[bibblebub]

2 doctors = M.O. + M.B.
like a = AS A

[humbersloop]

Have you got 21,20?
Spillage of onanist on pioneering physician providing parts for 23 (8, 7)