crusader crossword - express thursday 18 may 06

[DAWNU1]

STUCK ON A FEW

7d Five shillings gets chief into back row (5,4)

C?o?n ?e?d - is it CROWN ?E?D

18d Laugh an dslide off chemical substances (7)

H???d?s

13a Positions East and South (7)

??i????

any ideas - please

[kayakamina]

18d Halides HA + SLIDE anagram

[DAWNU1]

thanks for that - makes sense now

[kayakamina]

13a Orients Although not sure of South!

[kayakamina]

Crown Head Crown= 5 shillings Chief= Head

Crown Head in draughts

[DAWNU1]

thanks for Orients - except I am not sure of south either - have you got the crossword.

I think it is 7d - Crown Head

8d - Dressy - (only don't know why)

13a - Orients - (still don't know why)

[crofter]

7d is crown head

[kayakamina]

Haven't got the crossword. What is the clue for 8d which you say Dressy?

[teacher1]

Orient is east + s for south

Orients = positions

[DAWNU1]

8D IS Ostentatious and tedious gets three points

D?E?S?

[crofter]

"Too late" was the cry!

"To orient " like "to orientate" means "to position". Hence ORIENTS = positions, formed by ORIENT (east) plus S (south).

[kayakamina]

Yes Dressy DR ESS Y

[DAWNU1]

haven't got my thinking head on today - but it all makes sense now - only got the DRESSY left now and then finished and time for feeding the kids methinks!!!!

[crofter]

DRY = tedious + ESS (three points)

[DAWNU1]

thanks

[crofter]

I seem to be a minute behind everyone else!

[DAWNU1]

crofter - at least you are not 10 minutes behind me?