Iq 1765

[hankir]

Alphabetic clues.

1. In rough sea, might sails be prepared thus? starts A,B, or C

2. Act like Nettles, say, playing Policeman? starts P, Q, R or S

3. Standing up, George North clobbers like a panther? (5) starts between C and O

4. High flyers dismissing judge’s put-up witness (5) starts R,S or T

Thanks.

[Neveracrossword]

2. Sting
4 Teste (jetset, back, without the J, judge)
3 ***, upwards in clue
1 Atrip - At Rip.

[hankir]

Thanks NAC.
Simple clues but finding them difficult.

3. must refer to black panther. That word would be used very carefully here.
If I can figure out what letters go where across and down answers start with the same letters (Row 1, Row 7), I'd make progress.

[Tilly2]

1. Cut

[hankir]

Sorry Tilly2. Forgot to say 1 and 2 are 5 letters long.

[Neveracrossword]

Tilly, you won't know - all Across clues have 5-letter answers.
Hankir, I'll look at my grid when I get home - and hope to give you a hint for placing things.

[hankir]

Thanks NAC

[Neveracrossword]

Hankir, I'd have used dashes or asterisks if I'd realised the answer to 3 A would need it!

Hankir,if you fit in the one 7-letter answer, that should be a big help.

[hankir]

Thanks Nac, but I'm struggling on
Flemish miscreant in good form (7)

[Neveracrossword]

Hankir, I'm out again so am just popping in! That one is an anagram (miscreant is the indicator).The word is very ordinary, that definition wasn't. It's in Chambers.

[hankir]

Hi NAC,
I now have Flemish answer.
I need any one answer that I can insert on right half. So far it's blank.

[Neveracrossword]

Hankir, have you spotted that there are more cells available than the answers fit? That's crucial. The two N words intersect just past the black cell on the top row.

[hankir]

Thanks NAC.
I have filled in most answers.
Remaining clues to solve:
Meadow cut... (B????)
End of lead... (N????)
Rank year..... (?hine)

I have the middle column. A game I play everyday.
4 unclueds are going to be hard with little to no crossers. One of them can be F???U.

[hankir]

Got all 3 answers.
End of lead was tricky. Finally figured out what dog's tummy was.

Only the 4 unclueds remain.

[Neveracrossword]

I think those were Bayle, Noose and Rooty. I don't have the puzzle with me.

[Neveracrossword]

Sorry, Hankir - my typing took too long!