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Spectator 2578 Torture By Pabulum (The Final Straw... )

Matakari | 13:09 Mon 24th Oct 2022 | Crosswords

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Hi there, I’ve got a full grid except for the unclueds which still have me flummoxed. A hint suggests that the “same word” is a 4-letter down answer, and I have a few unlueds that I’m not sure of:
1a BONES, 4a VENGEANCE, 41a FRAMEWORK, 42a CRANK
Am I on the right track? Thanks for guidance!

Irish Mail On Sunday

The Demon

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jazzgirl

Look in your answer for 13d ro find the 4-letter head word. You are nearly there

jazzgirl

Once you have found the head word, look in Chambers or some good dictionary or online

novalis

The first three are right but crank is wrong.

jazzgirl

novalis. yes I forgot to mention 42a :(

Matakari

Question Author

Oh my goodness, a recent hint suggested looking at a medieval word for torture and I've got it long ago and have been playing with it without realising I was on the right track. Thanks, jazzgirl! Now, I should like to finish the rest on my own...I'll ask for help if I get stuck!

teacher1

Can someone please help me with one of the unclued? 17d. ?i?t

FreyaBee

Teacher, I have lift which follows the headword and is a type of elevator with a cage. But this is just my guess

teacher1

Thank you FreyaBee.

novalis

Mist. It's under 3 in my 1998 edition of Chambers.

greyfox

teacher1 (and FreyaBee): It's not 'Lift' I'm afraid. If you have Chambers the answer lies in the 6th headword. I can give the answer if you want it.

FreyaBee

Like Matakari, I also had crank for 42 which I see is incorrect.
I wonder if the word follows 15d . Hints appreciated

greyfox

novalis has beaten me to it. We must have different Chambers editions?

teacher1

Thanks all ...... I think I need to get a Chambers ! lol

Tilly2

I have a Chambers and still can't complete it! :-)

novalis

Greyfox, in my later edition it is under 6. FreyBee, it is under 7 in both editions I've just looked at and is a contraction of a longer word.

FreyaBee

Thank you greyfox and novalis. I have Chambers 13th but must have missed that. I am making a right pig's ear of this !

novalis

Just to make myself clear, I am referring to 2 different grid entries. Tilly, if you have the head word you need to read through each of the 8 definitions to find the required entry.

Tilly2

I think the headword is R??K. Is that correct?

novalis

Yes.

greyfox

Indeed it is Tilly.

And thanks for the reply novalis.

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