Club Monthly 20195

[aeronut]

Help please
7dn:Took interest from top valued housing away from and toward the centre (10):
I have r?u????i?e? routinised?
1dn: Name a book that "crown of thorns" came from (4)
I am guessing John
13dn:Christmassy scenes with small present on ship rounding headland (10)
No letters for me

[Mamyalynne]

Keep going :-)

[aeronut]

21dn: Mountain climbers lifted lid on eminent scientists' group (5) and this has to be tahrs.
24ac: Trample Italian that is after grass (6) is p???h?

[Mamyalynne]

Yes to

Tahrs - Goats , can't parse further


Pot (Grass) Che (Italian 'that'

Potche - Trample

[aeronut]

Chambers has that definition. You are a very great and gracious help.

[Mamyalynne]

ah

Tahrs

Lift lid - Hat, back - Tah + RS (Royal Society)

[aeronut]

How about 18ac: Entering start of online address, I first note trouble for Daphne (5,4)
Could it be water fall, although this is usually two words and doesn't really parse?

[aeronut]

I meant one word, not two.

[Lie-in King]

Widow wail (Daphne) - 'I do (1st note)' (in) 'WWW' + 'ail' (trouble)

http://tinyurl.com/hkkq4yf

[Mamyalynne]

Water Wail


Widow Wail - Shrub aka Daphne

www. + Do (Note) + ail

[Mamyalynne]

Ignore water wail, mind wandered off

[aeronut]

Thanks, magnificent and majestic friend.

[aeronut]

For 14dn: Fixation etc. (10) I seem to be looking at whodunitry.

[Mamyalynne]

Yes

Hod unit in Wry

[aeronut]

And is 26ac: Withdrawing a bit of unknown quantity in type of kebob (6)
shyish?

[Mamyalynne]

Yes

Y (unknown ) in Shish (Kebab)

[aeronut]

23dn: Say something to express doubt in bore ((4)
?g?r Eagre is a bore? How does this work?

[Mamyalynne]

Say - Eg
Express doubt - Er


Eger

[Mamyalynne]

Variant spelling.

[aeronut]

3dn: Financial backer keeping head down deep when value is too too small to be shown (9) underdrew?

[Mamyalynne]

Underflow

Funder , move the 'f' to the end - Underf + low