Ev 1182

[devadolly]

Hesitate to ask if there is anyone there .......willing to communicate about this weeks EV....or even anything else??

[djawhufc]

Good evening DD

I thought it was the best crossword of the weekend. Nice endgame and some tricky clues. How did you find it?

[Cloverjo]

Struggling with this. I've only solved a couple of clues.

[hankir]

I did not see this thread before.
I started a new one.
I thought you were on vacation DJA.

My questions.


Finding it tough this week.

Need HINTS on these two to get moving.
Each word play has an extra letter.

2D. Stunted Scottish island in part supports ulster (6)

29A. Elaborate rite that subsequently admits ordinand (8)

Thanks.

[djawhufc]

Got back on Fri. Had a great time.

2d O is extra letter. Scots for stunted begins NI (Ulster)
29a r is extra. Anagram of rite inside word for subsequently without the r at the end

[hankir]

Thanks Daniel.
Will come back if need more help.

[djawhufc]

I'll keep my rough copy in case you need help. Just email me directly in case I don't see it here

[EV_Solver]

Hello DevaDolly. I don't think you're alone in finding it tricky this week! I'm not ashamed to say that I'm still plugging away and have not yet identified the theme. I appear to be the tortoise with this one, not the hare. I blame it on losing solving time on Sunday due to one of our garages being flooded during a big thunderstorm, and having to rescue lots of boxes of things from a Sticky End. Okay, not sure that joke works; not really sticky, just wet :-(

[devadolly]

Good Morning All. Am plodding like EV & CJ but finding the clues very satisfying when done. Feel I should know the sticky end and associates but it just seems stuck in the cotton wool at the back of the brain......bang head on wall perhaps....?

[Cloverjo]

Finally got there - well, just about. I can only find six clashes and can't parse all the clues, but have done what all instructions tell me to do. I'm a little unsure about what colour is the thematic one. I guess the obvious one that is usually associated with the "object" we get at the end. Enjoyable puzzle.

[Shoni70]

Have had great difficulty initially with this Ev . Could someone please explain the clash that should be at the end of 13 across and second letter 5 down I have an U there as the final letter but I have failed completely to solve or get the correct answer to 13 ac. . Any help would be gratefully received. thanking you. I must also sy that I thought the rubric was not clear w.r.t. the shading of some parts.

[djawhufc]

13a is pilaw

Hand- paw

Around or contains duck- nil.

N is extra letter

[Shoni70]

thank you for your prompt reply.l I just could not work out the answer and I never thought about Paw and Nil. I hope that i can sort out what I am supposed to shade in since I find the instructions rather vague. Do I have to shade in both the location and the witness or do I leave the location unshaded

[djawhufc]

Hi

Location and victim.

The title of the novel is a big clue. Also do you have the complete message as to what to do?