Choice Magazine May

[Hoffy]

Please help with
23d villa area regarding the matter of a bit if location (5)
28a Information linked to alien creature (5)
Grateful thanks for any replies.

[Mamyalynne]

28 Gen ET

[Captain2]

28a Info = GEN + ET = alien

Genet = animal

[Captain2]

Any letters placed for 23d Hoffy?

[donny48]

23 Aston = aston villa
(regarding)as+ ton( a bit of locaTiON)
I am a bit iffy about this parse so, please, correct if you can.

[murraymints]

morning Donny XX..OO..XX..OO..

[donny48]

Good morning Minty XXOOXX

[donny48]

Bump

[Tilly2]

As to (n)

I wonder if it should be 'in location' rather that 'if location'?

[Tilly2]

....or 'of location' even?

[chelle7272]

Is it regarding = as to and bit OF location being the final 'n'?

[donny48]

I assumed "of", Tilly, where do you get the "n" from in As to (n)

[Tilly2]

Same as Chelle, Donny. ^

[donny48]

Many thanks to both and I have just done what I should have done first, I looked up regarding in Chambers and lo and behold "as to".

[aelmpvw]

as to = regarding the matter of
don't like it but it could be n (north) for location

[donny48]

And thanks to you, Aelmpvw

[Tilly2]

As to the clue......It's a bit pants. :-)

[chelle7272]

Yes not a great clue at all!

[donny48]

I do like the spirit of help and co-operation on the crossword site, so much bitterness elsewhere.

[Tilly2]

acerbic?

[chelle7272]

Agreed Donny, that's why I rarely post anywhere else tbh :)