Spectator 2669

[Maxxer]

24A ...is lacking energy in orbit (7)

This can only be 'ellipse' but the wordplay does not lead to the answer. Is this yet another editorial gaffe, or have I missed something ? A nice puzzle, though

[Lie-in King]

... - ellipsis, lacking 'is' - 'ellips' + 'e(nergy)'

[hypotheses]

An elliptical orbit contains negative energy. 

[Tilly2]

Help with this last one please.

2dn. Diamond ring tucked into case of rougish doctor (5)

 

I have RHOM?

[Neveracrossword]

Rhomb, a diamond. R (oughis) H with O, round and MB, doctor, inside.

[Neveracrossword]

Sorry, Tilly,  Hope you knew what I meant, the case of the word, the outer letters... (I'm not sure either of us has the right spelling, and I don't have my copy to hand).

[Tilly2]

Aw! Like rhombus!

What a twit I am. Thank you, NAC.

I think Fire is a female. 

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Tilly2 - I thought you'd see it as a D'oh moment!

 

PS. I am no good at scrolling, posting, from this fiddly little phone. My O for round should have been O for ring...

[scorpiojo]

roguish 😁

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Scorpiojo. 

[Tilly2]

Silly error of mine, Scorpio. 😳