guardian 25652

[Hunny65]

stuck on 7 down which might be cherries but 12ac becomes impossible!
help gratefully received

[bibblebub]

you could wait for someone who has done the crossword to give answer or you could provide the clue for the rest of us to mull over

(and just post it as a reply to this question, don't start a new thread)

[Calibax]

What are the clues, please?

[boxtops]

please give us the clues then, hunny - we don't all have the Guardian in front of us!

[Hunny65]

7 dn ...plant as Salisbury won ?h???i?s
12accrossed lines in sqare (9) t???e???d
4 dn is bury conservative leader in boat for 7. I have answer as winter cherry which must be right

[maurice]

12a TRAVERSED

[maurice]

Maybe I should add the explanations:
crossed=traversed
lines = verse (this word inside...)
trad="square" (slang adjective)(traditional)
OK now?

[maurice]

...and 7d is PHYSALIS (hidden in clue)-- a plant
Infuriating, isn't it??!!

[boxtops]

The physalis one has been answered on another thread, but it does help if you give us the full clue so you can see all the letters!

[Hunny65]

thanks maurice
particularly infuriating as another answer i already had is cape gooseberry, the latin name for which i know is physalis!