The Crossword centre - "Flight" Crossword by Qaos

[Matakari]

Some help for the following, please!
ACROSS
1 Extremely goofy cartoon character ( 6 ): ??A?G?
12 Monsieur, I've swallowed a cook! ( 9 ):??????A?S
17. Royal lament (6) : ???R?R
22.Smooth character bowled over by the sound of heavy metal ( 9 ) :??????F?D
27.Model follows fashion, I have reasoned? Just the opposite! ( 9 ) :R?T??????
28. Short, short giggles ( 7 ) : ??????Eo

[slaney]

and 13a S(coot)er..StEeRs - odd letters

[Catron]

Tell me, Beatrice35, how exactly your answers helped Matakari? Why give an educated guess when there are others who will give the answer? What do you achieve except to perplex the questioner? Stay out of answering cryptic questions for the sake of those who are asking questions, if you will not do it for yourself.

[Rollo]

Still at it then C?

[Catron]

Looks as though I will always be so, Rollo. I know you do not agree with me but even you must see that wrong answers do not help anybody.

[Matakari]

Thanks for the help again, Slaney! And I appreciate Beatrice's honesty and perseverance. I, too, am kinda new at this type of cryptic and glad to learn the ropes, so I am getting confodence om those who know! Thanks much! I have a few more clues to work out...I'll be back if I run into difficulty!

[Annieh4]

Hi Bea,
I do think it is good of you to try and help and understand that it helps you as well but maybe you need to make it more clear that you are not sure you are correct and haven't actually been doing that crossword yourself. I have been most frustrated at times when I am given a wrong answer and it throws my whole crossword.
Perhaps you can help on the ones you are doing?