Rte 42

[scooke]

i have one left to finish thanks everyone for help so far
2d....thus was Dracula properly pronounced by the erudite dr van helsing!(6)???r?d (2nd letter could be h

[Lie-in King]

Are you sure of the 'R'? What's the clue that might give the 'H'? Does the previous clue/answer give a hint as to the presence of the ellipsis (...)?

I really want to say 'Undead' but can't see a reasonable (full) parse beyond "...thus was Dracula". Of course, it's the RTE & I rarely can... ;-)

[fuzzy-brain]

2d is Undead

[eanceoil]

how do you get that fuzzybrain?

[fuzzy-brain]

Second letter N, last letter D. Dracula was undead.

[eanceoil]

Thanks fuzzy brain, I really was wondering could you confirm answers to the crossing clues, 8 across) as Turn and 10 across) as fore plus rather than four plus. I'll work it out.

[scorpiojo]

Would home runs work, Éan?

[eanceoil]

I was just looking at the other question posted there by scooke, no, 3 down the answer is scalp, Head-hunter, first in line for the chop? (5) ?c??

[eanceoil]

oops, missed a ? (?c???)

[eanceoil]

Jo, I have it!! home runs will work, are scouts head-hunters? you know, talent scouts, sporting hob nobs looking for good players, if I'm right, home runs is the answer to original question

[scorpiojo]

Yes :o)

Good luck!