Wind Over Lake? (3)

[hatton02]

Wind over lake? R#A

French novelist destroyed our picture ####R#

International organisation has introduction to Democrat discovered ####D

Lacking humour, call for beheading #I#####

Deed everyone read on sign in US! #C######S

[boxtops]

which crossword is this, hatton? It helps next time if you put that in your heading, in case others have done it.

??? is also easier to read than ## for next time.

[Mamyalynne]

1 Ria - air back

[hatton02]

The Actuary crossword - don't know how to edit that now. Also, I'm not convinced about the hashtag point but OK, next time I'll conform.

[shoota]

3 foUNd

[hatton02]

I thought of RIA but is there a Lake RIA?
Also thought of foUNd but I thought the introduction to Democrat was D but then it leaves the 'fo' unexplained

[Mamyalynne]

Well a Ria is a drowned river valley - so a lake of sorts is formed.

?

[factor-fiction]

found?

[factor-fiction]

Sorry Shoota- I missed yours

[factor-fiction]

witless? I can't parse it though so it's probably wrong

[hatton02]

If FOUND is correct, it's ?I?U??? so it can't be witless (I did think of witless!)

[factor-fiction]

I couldn't fully parse FOUND- in addition to the definition I can see UN and D but not the OF

[hatton02]

If FOUND is correct, the last one would be ?C?F????S and it would probably have to be SCAFFOLDS, which clearly doesn't fit, so I'm thinking FOUND could be wrong

[Mamyalynne]

1a
Deed everyone read on sign in US!

Actuaries ?

[factor-fiction]

Sounds promising Maya- i did think of ACt and also Aries but couldn't find a full word. I'm still not sure what the definition is though

[Mamyalynne]

The preamble doesn't help me a great deal either...

As this is the international edition of The Actuary,
this puzzle celebrates 1 9 12 which facilitates the
provision of 17 19 through the 18 efforts of 32 in
areas with a lack of 34 and contributes
to 8 of the profession and the spread of 7

[hatton02]

Definition is probably "us", i.e. "actuaries" as the magazine is "The Actuary". Apologies for omitting this in the title.

The international organisation..... one becomes U???D. Could it be UNHID or something? UN??D?

[Mamyalynne]

ah so...

! Actuaries fits the theme

[decmangan]

Unhood?

[Mamyalynne]

I thought of 'Unhid'

UN (H)as (I)ntroduction (D)emocrat


but not too sure

[hatton02]

The preamble reads (now):

As this is the international edition of The Actuary, this puzzle celebrates ACTUARIES 9 BORDERS which facilitates the provision of TEMPORARY SERVICES through the VOLUNTEER efforts of MEMBERS in areas with a lack of RESOURCES and contributes to AWARENESS of the profession and the spread of EDUCATION.

Number 9 is: "Lacking humour, call for beheading (7)" so it has to fit in that sentence neatly.