Ft 15970

[diac]

ft 15970
2d stress when one supports English speed limits in Shropshire (9) emphasi?e is it s or z after i?
not being a salop lad in my salad daze i cannot see beyond what the e.MP has

[Mamyalynne]

E(nglish) MPH as i (hropshir)e

[Mamyalynne]

E(nglish) MPH as i s(hropshir)e

[Captain2]

'S' this side of The Pond - 'Z' on t'other side

[diac]

thanks yet again i still see the clue as s(lopp)y
... i expect more reined gold from alba-RICH ... why is there so little correspondence on the ft puzzle .. is it out of flavour?

[Mamyalynne]

It doesn't get asked as often as others do, I do it more or less every week, Saturday not weekdays - but it's not the first in my pile.

[diac]

dear M
.
years ago i used to make money from the spectator puzzle .. does it still exist

[Mamyalynne]

I believe it does, not one I do.

[Mamyalynne]

https://www.spectator.co.uk/category/life/crossword/

[Hagen]

Diac, the clue would only be sloppy if Shropshire had an alternative spelling of Zhropshire!