Saga-Oct

[Kirkpatrick]

28a Pale of late, about to die horribly **i***t** (9)
17a Rustic instrument not sounding? needs internal fix
m*s**** (7)
1dn Institutionalised women exercising on the river Cam
w*p** (5)
help please !

[shaneystar2]

Etiolated ..To die +Late
Mu(set)te

Not sure about 1D myself ..still pondering !

[Kirkpatrick]

thanks for those S2 - I tried angaramming 28a but I never found that one, I've also "walked" the length of the Cam on OS map without success !

[kayakamina]

1d Wiper.....WI (Women's Institute) PE (exercise) R (river)

= CAM - wiper

[shaneystar2]

Oh I say.. thank you so much K ....I am really struggling with it this month ..can you help me on my last one at 10A ?
Dreadful Reign of Terror etc ..R?R?

[shaneystar2]

Got it ! Rort .

[kayakamina]

It's the first time I've tackled this crossword as Sarumite kindly sent me a copy, and there are some very odd words -
i.e Rort as you say Shaney

Cheers

[shaneystar2]

It's a good crossword by they seem to have some very convoluted clues at times !
Thanks again .xx

[NILYA]

Thank you, kayakamina and shaneystar2, for the answer to10a - rort. I have been trying all day, on and off, to get that one. Can either of you explain the reasoning behind it, please? I was thinking the foreigner was ET, and was therefore left with 'rorr'.
It was in the Online Dictionary, but I couldn't find its relevance to the clue.

[NILYA]

Thanks. I have just been to the OneLook Dictionary, and found it. I should have persevered with my searching!!!