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Spectator N0 2668 By Pabulum

Matakari | 08:25 Fri 23rd Aug 2024 | Crosswords

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Good morning, a nice little challenge from Pabulum! Help for the following should help me to crack the eminent victims. Thanks in advance!

10a Run from libertine boy punches (7) : ???L???

14a Drudge what’s charred and bloke head off (10) : ???DER?LL?

1d Dry bar hides last of beer (4) : ?R?? ( ARID )

3 d Bill introduced to stop us torturing people (7) : ?A??ST?

17d Composer fences with Catriona (10) : ?A?E?T????

28d Chipmunk nibbled pillowcase in marketplace (7) : ??U???? ( ROULADE )

Cyclops 785 Clues 7 And 27 Down

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Neveracrossword

10 Roulade 14 Cinderella

1 Brut

3 Sadists

17 Palestrina

298 Souslik (your Roulade goes elsewhere!)

quinol

and palestrina 17d

Neveracrossword

Quinol, I gave that one...

Matakari

Question Author

Many thanks, NACW! I found a few, but could not parse them satisfactorily. The final one:
39 Climber way across east side of Sinai (5) : ?I?NS
And one confirmation, thank you, is Garry Sobers one of them?

JJ109

Garry Sobers =yes

Liane (climber) = lane (way) surrounding "i" (ease/right side f (sina)I)

JJ109

^^East/right side of (Sina)I

Matakari

Question Author

Thanks for the reasoning, jj109! At first I hesitated between liane and liana for 39a, but went astray with 35d which I thought had to be LOCH or NESS. Thanks for elucidating this for which I now have:
35 Scots water very evil spirit (4) : ?ee?

Toorak

Deev - Dee (Scottish water) + v(ery)

Matakari

Question Author

Thanks, Toorak, I'm coming to a close now.

Neveracrossword

Thanks, Matakari.

PS I feel it's more than a 'nice little challenge' when you need so much help!

Matakari

Question Author

Good day, I’m pleased to have spotted the Unclueds except 32a, the synonym. A confirmation of my letters would be appreciated, thank you!
CO?S?

JJ109

those letters are correct

The cricketer was "Deadly" Derek Underwood, so you need a synonym of his surname

Matakari

Question Author

Gratitude, JJ109, for explaining that part of the preamble. As a lover of cricket, I should have worked it out. Thanks again, I'm done now!

Cloverjo

I can't find the name of the third victim. I've asked my husband, a lifelong lover of the appropriate 'field' of action but he can't fill in the blanks.

Do I have the correct letters?

?r?h?? ?ow?i?g

Thank you

Neveracrossword

Cloverjo, your letters are correct. Do you want the first letter in each name, or the answer, or anything?