Local July

[meteora]

7.ac Heaths are for rent. 5 ?O???. 8.ac Speak my church. 9 ?????????. 2. dn Where to lie in wait. ?????????. 10. ac Holy man was sick for longer. ?????????. 11. dn It's not attractive for international body asking if he's out. 11 ???????????.

[bibblebub]

10a: stretched

[bibblebub]

11d: unappealing

[bibblebub]

8a: pronounce

[bibblebub]

7a: moors/rooms ?? is that the complete clue?

[meteora]

Depends on 2. dn if the second letter is M or R

[fiction-factory]

I thought of ROOMS but think there must be another word in the clue to indicate reversal of MOORS

[scorpiojo]

Any letters for 2d?

[fiction-factory]

Heaths are UP for rent?

[bibblebub]

ff - 'rooms' isn't a simple reversal of 'moors' (which would be 'sroom')

[bibblebub]

2d: ambuscade - would fit but is not a common word

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/ambuscade

[meteora]

2.dn fits good. 4.dn burying ones agreement. 11 ?N?E?T?????. 17. ac Quiet, Droopy, Wooden. 5 P????.14. dn Bed is real and wanted badly. 9 ?????????.

[bibblebub]

17a: plank

14d: desirable

[fiction-factory]

If Ambuscade is right what does that make the patters for 7a please?

[bibblebub]

4d: undertaking

[meteora]

rooms

[fiction-factory]

Thanks. So was HEATHS ARE FOR RENT the exact clue?

[fiction-factory]

I guess it must have been the right clue- but I can't see the wordplay

[fiction-factory]

Does anyone know whether this was confirmed in this paper as ROOMS? Thanks