The Mail On Sunday Prize Crossword 1904 Sunday May 12Th 2019

[plloyd]

north American shrub yielding seeds containing a valuable oil used in cosmetics

[dannyk13]

Jojoba

[aelmpvw]

jojoba?

[Lie-in King]

Jojoba

Hi plloyd - it's always nice to include the number of letters & to show any you've placed, so that people without the puzzle can more readily help :-)

[Mamyalynne]

if 6 - Jojoba

[dannyk13]

Welcome to Answerbank plloyd.Please click on the link for useful tips.
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/article/etiquette-for-asking-a-quiz-puzzle-or-crossword-question/

[plloyd]

a small tender boneless cut of beef from the inside of the loin

[Lie-in King]

19d Filet mignon

Again, plloyd - the letter count is always helpful - see Danny's link above :-)

[plloyd]

8 down, 21 across,26 down, 38 across

[aelmpvw]

:-)

[dannyk13]

plloyd,please see my post at 12.56.

[Lie-in King]

plloyd - like this -

8d Italian navigator and explorer who led expeditions to the New World (8)
21a A crunchy sweet made with treacle and nuts (7)
26d In classical architecture, a rectangular support that resembles a flat column (8)
38a --- Beauregarde, gum-chewing child in Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (6)

Also (using 8d as an example), if you have letters placed, you add after the (8) ?O?U?B?S

[Lie-in King]

8d Columbus
21a Brittle
26d Pilaster
38a Violet

[Baldric]

Looks like LiK and danny are wasting their time on this one ;o)

[dannyk13]

Only time will tell Balders. It was the OP' first post.