Rte 25

[Bernie]

1d D???? I? H? D.No clue
4d One would be sung in variation (4)
9a Are they taken on board for the want of arms (5, 5) h???? ? A???
5d Unusual zeal I'd die for excellence exalted (9)??? A??? E?
10a Worst sounding singer to you and me bested the rest of Europe namely (8) no letters
2d jet of water or just a foreign shower (6)????? E
13a More will be heard of this actress (4) ? Demi
7d This time found in every 6th page (4)??? S
Many thanks

[elliemay1]

5d idealized?

[Captain2]

4a Aria - hidden in clue
5d Idealized

[Baldric]

Why do you put those gaps in everything?
it's really annoying.

[elliemay1]

could you repeat 1d please?

[Baldric]

1 demolished or diminished

[Bernie]

What do you mean Baldric.Sorry to annoy you.

[Captain2]

2d Howser

[Mamyalynne]

Easier this way
5d Unusual zeal I'd die for excellence exalted (9)???A???E?

[Captain2]

Forget howser - think I'm away with the fairies

[Baldric]

9a, you say 5 5, you show 5 1 4
2d you say 6 you show 5 1
1d show 5 2 2 1
5d you say 9, you show 3 4 2.

[elliemay1]

7d seen as ides

[fuzzy-brain]

5d. Idealized
2d. Douche
13a. Yes
10a. Conchita
9a. Hired Hands

[elliemay1]

2d deluge??

[fuzzy-brain]

1d. Demolished

[elliemay1]

2d douche is better. (French for shower)

[factor-fiction]

13 Demi looks okay. What letters did you have?

[Baldric]

Not having a go at you Bernie, just curious

[Bernie]

Ok Baldric.I am using my phone and for some strange reason it seems to jump a space and a capital letter comes up

[Baldric]

Ah, ok, thanks, like I said curiosity got the better of me!

[boxtops]

It does throw us, though - I looked at the first one, and had no idea what it could be if it was three words.