The Sunday Post

[mrsmaggot]

23d. entice ??M??E
( I get the M from Samba. (25a Latin american dance.) And the E from troubleshooters( 29a problem solvers ) or have I gone wrong altogether?
I have spent ages on this crossword today and am now "scunnered!"Any help appreciated . Thanks!

[squarebear]

Salsa for the dance would give ALLURE?

[ubasses]

23 could be allure

[quinie]

allure? Dance could be salsa?

[Jaimsieboy]

23d Down - Could it be Gamble ?

[quinie]

The SP crossword has been ¬scunnering me for weeks now,mrsmaggot

[mrsmaggot]

Thanks folks. I have changed SAMBA to SALSA and went for ALLURE.

[jacobite2001]

do you agree quinie that the grammar in this crossword has been very bad for many weeks

[quinie]

jacobite2001, definitely! I used to do it every week but got fed up with it, I know the setters are amateurs but surely they should know that an adjective clue merits an adjective answer, I wonder if anyone has let the S.P. know how disgruntled we are but is it really worth getting annoyed about? I know what my daughter would say-"Get a life,Mum!"( She's not a crossword addict like me.