Speccie 1931

[zita-green]

26a Teacher, old, destroyed 7 - R??AGED I cannot see teacher in the obvious answer.

[Jumbuck]

rav is a Hebrew word for rabbi

[zita-green]

Thank you, Jumbuck. That's solved 2 more. Only one to go.

[Jumbuck]

good luck you're doing better than me

[zita-green]

You're joking, right? Got stuck for ages on nw corner cos I had put FES instead of FFS for the last 3 letters in 1d. Want to swap a clue with me for 19d? I have RE?N. Is it REAN? Can't see a ditch but I often seem to miss the obvious.

[yellow11]

yes rean=rhine=a ditch-can you help with 1a unclued C????S??

[cruciverbali]

Yes, the first two and last two letters of 'Republican'

[zita-green]

COLOSSAL

[zita-green]

Thanks, yellow and cruciver

[kayakamina]

REAN

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question807306.html

[zita-green]

Thanks, K, I see you had the same problem.

[kayakamina]

Hi Zita

It was Crofter who was having a problem and I was trying to help him
with the solution and the logic.

Cheers

[zita-green]

Sorry, K. I misread your answer. Should have known better. Thanks for all your help and encouragement. I was really chuffed to finish with a little less help. Even managed to help someone else. Cheers.