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Times Jumbo 1469 Cryptic
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I know I say this regularly but this one is a real monster. I managed about three quarters yesterday but the top right hand section remains with lots of gaps because I can’t figure out both definitions and clue. Help greatly appreciated.
14 ac One’s preceded by gracious primate proceeding slowly . With the letters I have “ loris” fits and that’s a primate. But that’s clutching at straws.
10d Heaven recalled in bible stories. With letters I have “ nirvana “ fits and that’s Heaven but the rest?
22ac Drops out of academy during a New York October. I have?a?n?a?l . So rainfall fits which, at a stretch , could be drops but.....
7d Radar signal is small and as weak. I have s?u?w? So squawk fits but I haven’t a clue why
And one from the bottom of the grid
56 ac College keeping yellow spirit a litre far from fresh. “ unoriginal “ fits the letters I have and that sort of fits far from fresh but the rest?
Oh sorry. One more 47 d Singer out of A and E he’s at home with us? Briton fits ( if unoriginal is correct ) . Was there a singer by that name? And what about A and E?
Help!!! Please.
steven
14 ac One’s preceded by gracious primate proceeding slowly . With the letters I have “ loris” fits and that’s a primate. But that’s clutching at straws.
10d Heaven recalled in bible stories. With letters I have “ nirvana “ fits and that’s Heaven but the rest?
22ac Drops out of academy during a New York October. I have?a?n?a?l . So rainfall fits which, at a stretch , could be drops but.....
7d Radar signal is small and as weak. I have s?u?w? So squawk fits but I haven’t a clue why
And one from the bottom of the grid
56 ac College keeping yellow spirit a litre far from fresh. “ unoriginal “ fits the letters I have and that sort of fits far from fresh but the rest?
Oh sorry. One more 47 d Singer out of A and E he’s at home with us? Briton fits ( if unoriginal is correct ) . Was there a singer by that name? And what about A and E?
Help!!! Please.
steven
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14a Loris - i's (one's, preceded by) 'lor' (gracious!)
10d Nirvana - 'in' (recalled; up) + 'R(evised) V(ersion) (Bible) ana (stories)'
22a Rainfall - 'R(oyal) A(cademy) in fall (NY October)'
7d Squawk - 's(mall) qua (as) w(ea)k'
56a Unoriginal - 'uni' (keeping) 'or' (yellow) + 'gin a l(itre)'
47d Briton - 'bAritonE' (out of 'A' & 'E')
14a Loris - i's (one's, preceded by) 'lor' (gracious!)
10d Nirvana - 'in' (recalled; up) + 'R(evised) V(ersion) (Bible) ana (stories)'
22a Rainfall - 'R(oyal) A(cademy) in fall (NY October)'
7d Squawk - 's(mall) qua (as) w(ea)k'
56a Unoriginal - 'uni' (keeping) 'or' (yellow) + 'gin a l(itre)'
47d Briton - 'bAritonE' (out of 'A' & 'E')