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[irban]

Punishment darling that's sweet

[ubasses]

Irban you need to tell us how many letters and any you have placed.

[Mamyalynne]

Cane Sugar or Sugar Cane ?

[fiction-factory]

It looks like a skeleton (bare bones) crossword which may explain why there is no letter count.
The precise clue is Punishment darling? That's sweet (2 words)

[Tilly2]

It has to be Mamya's answer of Cane Sugar.

[fiction-factory]

Cane sugar looks good.

[irban]

I apologise for not giving you more information on this clue. Let's try this -punishment darling,that's sweet.
-p_d_c_b_ I am confident that the second letter is p which rules out sugar cane. Sorry I haven't replied individually but nowhere can I find key to press to allow me to do this
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[dannyk13]

How many letters and any placed?
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/article/the-answerbank-quizzes-and-puzzles-guidelines/

[Mamyalynne]

You show a pattern of

?P?D?C?B?

Is that correct?

All one word?

[elliemay1]

What gave you the P ?

[dannyk13]

Oops, must scroll more.

[Baldric]

///Sorry I haven't replied individually but nowhere can I find key to press to allow me to do this\\\

The only way to reply is to use the 'Your Answer' box as you have done.

[irban]

Two words.the p is from this clue. Stop almost with part of the hand. Last letter of stop and first three of almost

[Mamyalynne]

Agree the 'p' is good

[dannyk13]

Cane sugar -
The 'a' is from 6a.Palm
The 'e' is from 12a.Dentist
Irban you appear to have gone horribly wrong somewhere.

[Mamyalynne]

Thank goodness, thought I was going loopy.

[MargoTester]

It is cane sugar. The answer should be inserted in the second row pAlm so put the C above the A in palm and work down from there

[elliemay1]

Thank goodness that's sorted. My head was going round and round!

[MargoTester]

Sorry crossed posts with Danny but he put it better :-)

[irban]

Well how to make a complete fool of yourself. I have the wrong line which accounts for the clue on the opposite side of the crossword not being completed as well.my thanks and apologies to you all.time for a brandy!!

[dannyk13]

:-)