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[NW3Nutter]

Help please! 18a drink returned without kettle - no time to be prompted by money making (6/3). _ _ R _ E _/_ _ D
and 14d Third international company has little time for sea bird (9) C _ _ _ N _ _ _ N. Anticipated thanks.

[genius1933]

something TERN. International 12 letters.one third of. Hope this helps!

[Beatrice35]

14) Cormorant? Know that is not your exact letters stated here. Yet it kind of makes sense as an answer. Hoping someone like Rollo or Tyrpill or some other genius will come along to help you here NW3Nutter as FT xwords are not really in my league to be perfectly honest. Cormorant was just an educated guess that is all.
Warm wishes + good luck, Bea :-)

[NW3Nutter]

Not really, but thank you genius!

[Catron]

Kind of makes sense, Beatrice? How? Please stop guessing answers.

[genius1933]

ignore that-poor arithmetic without specs!

[Rollo]

14d Comintern

[NW3Nutter]

Thanks Beatrice but I am sure my Tighten the screw is correct so that chucks out cormorant! I have an n where your t is. I'll keep plugging at it!

[NW3Nutter]

Well done Rollo! And the kettle one???

[slaney]

Market led..dram <<around Ket(t)le

[NW3Nutter]

Ah could it be market bid? Don't get it.

[Beatrice35]

Rollo is a true genius here :-) Ignore the cat who likes to be a cat or hyena at any opportunity. Was just trying to help + asked other posters to help NW3Nutter on another post as it happens :-) Said it was an educated guess anyhow.
"The wise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when he speaks." - Yiddish Proverb ( that was for Catron especially)

[NW3Nutter]

Many thanks to you all.

[Catron]

Not going to answer the question again, Beatrice? How does cormorant make sense?

[GREENBANK]

14d. comintern

[GREENBANK]

oops too late, took me an age to work it out.

[Beatrice35]

Catron- Cormorant is a sea bird. T- part of time. Co- company. That was my thinking. Was just a guess + stated it was too + went on another post where saw Tyrepill to request help for NW3Nutter for his post here to ensure he/she would have right answer. For goodness sake, Catron, your following me around just to scratch my eyes out at every turn is rather pathetic to say the least!! Apologies NW3Nutter yet Catron needed to be put in her place as she stalks me around here just to be nasty - her raison d'etre (most of time ignore this hyena yet this time had to say something) Warm wishes to you Rollo + slaney :-) Bea :-)

[Catron]

More lies, Beatrice? I do not follow you around - only reply when what you say is complete and utter gibberish. There was NO logic to cormorant whatsoever.

When are you going to leave cryptic questions to those who can do them, rather than guessing the answer?

[NW3Nutter]

Gosh, I'm relatively new to this game - fiesty, eh? Well, since this has put the cat amongst the proverbial pigeons, let's try another! 19d Sloth seen as a monkey - nothing in it (7) L _ _ _ U _ R. I then am done!

[slaney]

Lang(u(o)r

[slaney]

..or Langu(o)r even