Phoenix Magazine November 29Th 2024

[Echobongo]

2d Division leaders headed up non-profit private group to look after wildlife in the outback (5)..... D?N?O  I believe the answer is DINGO but why? can't parse it?

11a Like Friends and Neighboursmight cause trouble in Promised Land (6) S?R???  - could it be SERIES?

12d Does one appear to mix cocktyail, a splash of this, a dash of that, not precise measures (11)  ??P?O?R?A?E  - Expropriate?

22a During cultural event, spend a long time lost ibn a measure of spirits in La Scala bar (8) ??E?A?R?

19d On which sailor goes not further than mooo? (7) M???ING 

[newmodarmy]

DIvisional leading 2 letters  +NGO (non governmental organisation)?

[newmodarmy]

serial? (anagram of Israel)

[newmodarmy]

approximate if the R is wrong?

[elliemay1]

19 mooring? 

[bookbinder]

12d appropriate

[newmodarmy]

mooo or moon?

 

[newmodarmy]

12d is definitely APPROXIMATE. Its an anagram of appear to mix (cocktail is the anagram indicator)

[newmodarmy]

Are you sure of the letters in 22a?

[elliemay1]

22 op era tic?

 

[newmodarmy]

19d- Is the clue exactly right? I can;t quite parse mooring but it's the most likely answer 

[Echobongo]

22a ~The 'R' was incorrect so the answer is OPERATIC

Thanks everyone for the replies!

 

[newmodarmy]

Did you go with MOORING?

[Captain2]

If there are 3 'os' in moo, then it could be

MOO RING is the last O

[newmodarmy]

Well done Captain, that one was too clever for me.

A few of these clues reminded me of RTE clues.