Rte Guide 9

[Bernie]

8a The King and I- ....was she , namely (4) ?N?A
14d March away with a sign from the stars (5) A?T?S
25a How worse off can one be ,comparatively (6) ?O???B
22a They might cause pronunciational problems for the french (5) ???G?
27a Musical piece composed around the year of Our Lord
24d Label fit for the iron (5)???N?
27d Long neck? Check (4) ??E?
19d Publication that world make a song and danced of burning issues (3, 5) H?t ???S?
Many thanks

[emeritus]

8 Anna

[factor-fiction]

Anna?

[emeritus]

19 Hot Press ?

[factor-fiction]

27- how many letters please? Probably has AD in somewhere

[factor-fiction]

24 brand?

[emeritus]

25a Poorer ?

[factor-fiction]

I wondered if 14 d could be Aries

[dannyk13]

22a.Seen answered as frogs (in the throat)
27a.Seren ad e

[Tilly2]

24 frogs?

[Bernie]

Just left with 27dd Long neck etc(4) S?E?
23d O.....so marker (6) R?N?E?
Many thanks

[Bernie]

Sorry 23d should read O..... so marked

[dannyk13]

23d.Ringed

[dannyk13]

27d.Stem (double meaning)

[Bernie]

Many thanks to you all

[poorclare]

08...ANNA
09...PETTICOATS
10...MILITARY
11...ERRORS
12...MINOR
13...SARI
15...CELT
18...ON THE BRIGHT SIDE
20...EDIT
21...DASH
22...FROGS
25...POORER
27...SERENADE
28...CRUSTCEAN
29...ENVY.

DOWN
01...ENVISIONED
02...CASINO
03...OPRAH
04...ATHY
05...LIMELIGHT
06...FOUR ACES
07...STIR
14...ARIES
16...LADY GODIVA
17...A BAD BREAK
19...HOT PRESS
23...RINGED
24...BRAND
26...OURS
27...STEM.

These are the answers I have ended up with (thanks to my friends here).
hope this helps and perhaps someone can confirm.

Thanking you

[fuzzy-brain]

Yes, poorclare, I have the same answers for all of them.

[OMO55]

Yes poorclare I had the same answers to all but four and was on the point of giving up when I spotted your post. All done, many thanks.