Woman's Way No 33

[supersuezy24]

4d: strong(6): s?t?n?
10a: clever(4): c?t?
19d: twist(4): ?i??
23a: bit(5): ??e?g

The fourth letter of 19d is the first letter of 23a

[scorpiojo]

10 cute?
19 wind
23 piece?

[scorpiojo]

4 Potent

[supersuezy24]

Thank you. The d in wind doesn't allow for piece

[scorpiojo]

Sorry, suezy..19 loop?

[scorpiojo]

Or warp?

[supersuezy24]

I'm pulling my hair out over this one, getting so irritated by it. The i in 19d comes from 21a: incentives(7), I put stimuli
The g in 23a across comes from 7d: deteriorating (13), I put retrogressing

[scorpiojo]

Retrogressive

[supersuezy24]

Thank you. Just gotta get the last one now

[scorpiojo]

What other letters do you have for 21a?

[supersuezy24]

Well if 23a is piece that would leave me with ?i?p

My mind is frazzled

[supersuezy24]

Could it be wisp?

[scorpiojo]

I can't find that as a synonym of twist :(

[scorpiojo]

7:


wisp (wɪsp)
n
1. a thin, light, delicate, or fibrous piece or strand, such as a streak of smoke or a lock of hair
2. (Agriculture) a small bundle, as of hay or straw
3. anything slender and delicate: a wisp of a girl.
4. a mere suggestion or hint
5. (Zoology) a flock of birds, esp snipe
vb
6. (often foll by: away) to move or act like a wisp
7. (tr) Brit to twist into a wisp
8. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (tr) Brit to groom (a horse) with a wisp of straw, etc
[C14: variant of wips, of obscure origin; compare wipe]
ˈwispˌlike adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003

[supersuezy24]

I put it down anyway, think thesaurus website had a mention of twist when I looked up wisp. It'll do me as I've sealed it up, think I would lose my mind if I spent anymore time at it haha. Thank you so much for your help.