Big Crosswords

[Melanie6]

1. Safe bet: dead ....... (4 letters, ending in T) 2. Strand (_ARO_N) 4. Hexes (S_E_ _S) 5. Outermost (E_ _ _ _ _E) 6. 4 stringed guitar (_ _ _ _ _ L_) 7. Carreras or Domingo T_ _OR) 8. Free from obligation (E_ _ _ _P_) 9. Red wine (_ _ _R_S) 10. Overheard (ALO_T) 11. Manipulated person (4 letters, 2nd letter A) 12. Belittle (_E_R_) 13. Elevated pain (7 letters, 3rd & 6th letters are A) 14. Satirical play (R_V_E)

[modeste]

4 spells
5 extreme
7 tenor
8 exempt
14 revue

[Glaikityin]

1. CERT,2. MAROON, 6. UKELELE, 10.ALOFT (is overheaRd a misprint?) 11. PAWN, 12. DECRY, 13. can only think of HEADACHE, but this doesn`t seem to fit in with the letters you have given. As for answer to 9, red wine, can only think of CLARET, MUSCAT,MERLOT, SHERRY. Good luck, I hope you get it finished.

[shannee]

could 13a) be anginal ?

(the third letter not being 'a' )