Genius 186

[pomona]

Five solutions are wordplay only
Answers to clues are modified so crossers won't help...

10a Detailed look at women's mag's horny beasts (8) assume ends in OKS (antelopes?)
2d Left in the lead...(4)
3d....second best (4)
17d Couldn't imagine John Glenn's chief was in charge (7) ????GIC

[Neveracrossword]

10. It doesn't end OKS. It's a 'look' ('detailed' leading to the usual crossword convention + the name of a woman's mag (possessive). This gives you horny beast.

[Neveracrossword]

17 The definition is 'couldn't imagine'. The John is a slang/colloquial word for …+Glenn's chief , the usual convention + 'was in charge', ran etc. Your letters aren't correct.

[mallyh]

oh my ,I need a lie down after reading this ,it looks so complicated x

[Neveracrossword]

Mallyh, it probably looks, sounds, more complicated than it actually was. I was trying not to give direct answers as the crossword only came out on Monday and there's almost a month to go until the closing date.

[pomona]

Thanks ....but not really any wiser....saw the help given on the other site and couldn't fathom it, so asked here.....never mind i'll leave it for a while

[JJ109]

3d is an unclued answer. All you have is the parsing.

[JJ109]

2d similarly is unclued

[JJ109]

Nac - I am also struggling on 17d and 29a. I have an answer for 29a but I am not convinced it is right.

The letters I have for 17d are
B _ (T/L/M/G) _ (L/T) _ (C/D)
How am I doing?

[scorpiojo]

JJ, 17 begins what a 3 letter word meaning 'John'/ muddy ground

[scorpiojo]

With, even...

[JJ109]

Many thanks Jo!

[pomona]

And thanks from me too scorpiojo!

[scorpiojo]

:0))

[JJ109]

Thanks Jo - now finished it, assuming my 29a is correct! (input as a musical term)

[scorpiojo]

Sorry, JJ, I've only just started it.

[JJ109]

Thanks anyway Jo, I'm pretty sure that it is correct, especially as all the crossers now agree!

[scorpiojo]

Good luck :0)