Iq 1798

[hankir]

Finding this tough. Solved only 11 so far. Help with:
Wordplay generates an extra letter. All answers are 7 letters.

1. A couple of horses and other creatures from Europe?
3. Computer feature onliners frequently used to make money in North America.
16. Design of belt fastening, oddly daring
23 Outdoor benches - outwardly durable - are put out next to river
36 Nationalist joke about French capital shows a bit o nerve

Thanks

[Aldhelm]

23) EXEDRAE. River EXE, end letters of DurablE and anagram of ARE. E is extra. Some of the answers are obscure words.

36) NEURONE. Nationalist = N, French capital = EURO, joke = ONE. O is extra.

[TheWinner]

I don't know this crossword and accept it is hard, too hard for me, but could number 1 be Maltese???

[ProfessorMaisie]

1 a team of horses = SPAN + [f]ISH 'f' extra
3 computer feature = TOO[l] + oNlInEr = TOONIES (Canadian $2 bills)['l' extra].
16 PATTE (belt fastening) + [D]aRiNg = PATTERN 'd' extra.

[hankir]

Thanks Aldheim. Was stuck on Exhedra and could not explain it.
Thanks TheWinner. I think we need a word for a pair of horses. Like Team or herd. Then some other creatures. The def could be Of Europe.

[ProfessorMaisie]

...sorry, missed the S for TOONIES (from oNlInErS).

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM. Saw your psot after I posted mine.

Could not come up with Span for horses.
Patte a new word.

What is the letter in Cell 1?

[ProfessorMaisie]

P

[ProfessorMaisie]

sorry, hankir - by 'cell 1' I took you to mean the very first cell of the grid, but you might mean the cell numbered 1 (in which case the letter is S).

[TheWinner]

I was thinking team+(e)els as an anagram. Not for me this one, and well done ProfessorMaisie.

[hankir]

Thanks Professor M.
Have inserted first 4 answers.
What is 27? City in Sweden with a new games company.
I have other answers around it so may be able to fill the grid.

[ProfessorMaisie]

It's the toughest one I've done for quite a while, TheWinner (worth the struggle, though}.

[ProfessorMaisie]

S(weden) W(ith) A N(ew) + SE[g]A - 'g' extra

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
The first video game I had bought for my son many years ago was SEGA. We still have it.
Will have to give up solving today to go out. Will pick it up tomorrow.

Please look in for my Qs tomorrow if you get a chance.

[ProfessorMaisie]

Will do.
The only video game I've ever played was 'Tetris' - if that counts [didn't like it!}.

[hankir]

ProfessorM, Got a few more but...
Wordplay gives an extra letter. All answers 7 letters.

5. Aged competitor - Australian to enter first
13 Flipping huge insult coming up from above?
19. Hugged one Scottish yob without suffering
24 Unknown time taken by lackey to produce a fixative substance

Thanks.

[teenieleek]

Maybe I can help?
5ac agonist A + go (I)n ist

[teenieleek]

13 was my last one. Lar(g)e dis backwards. A real swine that one.
19 inarmed h is extra
24 mixtion minion minus N with x for unknown.
Really tricky puzzle but worth the effort.

[teenieleek]

P.s. no idea where the yob is in 19.

[Neveracrossword]

Teenie, I think Ned is the Scottish yob.

[teenieleek]

Ah, didn’t realise it was Scottish, although I should have!