times jumbo 781 cryptic

[meabby]

19ac gets the better of some charlatans that are corrupt (6,1,5,2) S???L? A ?A?C? O?

17 ac regions on the edge brought together by deep connection (7,3)

23d Central american, one sharing the lead, announces positive mentality (5,5) ?O??? ??C?N

27d do this and you could make Sid create a stink (5,4) ????e ???L


thanks

[Lie-in King]

Hi meabby - hope you're well this week?

19a Steals a march on - anag 'some charlatans'
17a Pacific Rim
23d Costa Rican - 'Co-star' + 'I can'
27d Raise hell - 'Sid' (raised) = 'Dis', another name for Hell

[meabby]

hi and thanks - week from hell - but glad it is the weekend and I can loose myself in some decent crosswords! hope you are ok..
another one "school temporarily perhaps has good way to essential part of reproduction (7,7) P?L?I?? ?T???O?

[Lie-in King]

I'm fine, thanks :-)

8d Pollin-g st-ation - g(ood) St(reet) (in) 'Pollination'

[meabby]

thanks ...

and 14ac dark brown tea served by maureen (5) L?c??

20d international grouping - devilish or conductive to well being ? (9) E?????N?C

54 ac violent action to bump off king or something more gradual? (9) E?????I?N

44 ac fish we hauled back in still twitching? lifeless ultimately (8) a???I?E?


am struggling this week!

[Lie-in King]

14a Mo-cha (9d Come into play - (put a pause between 'may' & 'no' in the clue))
20d EU-demonic
54a (R)Evolution
44a Al-ew-ive-s - 'we' (back' (in) 'alive' + (lifeles)s

[meabby]

thanks again - nearly finished -...

24 ac patch of land not good - time fro burning (6) A?D?N?
53 ac the way to cheer in the auditorium (5) R???e

47 d bodyguard's cry of disbelief when entering estate (6) ?S?O?T

52 d foreign priest's preserve (4) ?U?R

[Lie-in King]

24a (G) Arden-t (ime)
53a Route - sounds like 'Root' (for)
47d Es-cor-t - Cor(!) (in) est(ate)
52d Cur� - a French parish priest

(56a Cen-time-tre)

[meabby]

thanks - so why is 45 d EXECUTE ( discharge in river - charming!)

[Lie-in King]

Execute = discharge (as 'perform') - (River) Exe + cute (charming)

[meabby]

brilliant - finished at last - off to bed!
hope you have a good week.

[Lie-in King]

Thank you - & I hope next week is kinder to you!

Be well :-)

[sanco]

thanks carlina - couldn't get that and it was driving memad

Sanco (sandra)