Sue is confused over backward man about alias (8). Tried all sorts of anagrams, but nothing seems to fit and I'm not sure the letters I already have are correct, so they don't help. Put me out of my...
Old fighter Hess credits with Military Medal, perhaps (13). This looks to be MESSERSCHMITT although I'm not totally sure of the parsing. However, this leaves me with an across clue – acquisitiveness...
13a. Love to leave instrument and join close neighbour in Brixton? (8) -E-L-A-E. Just can't get a handle on this one and it's my last. Any help gratefully received. TIA.
Last two eluding me:
24a. Without female help, state didn't produce so much (8) -A-D-E-S
17d. Desire base parts for actor Charlie Sheen (6) -U-T-E
Any help gratefully received. TIA....
17d. Words repeated on top of Petri dish? (7) Not sure if any of the letters I have are right. M-N---B 21d. Run across a pirate (5) R---(O) Again, not sure of that last letter. 23a. Grave robber's...
Just so tired today that my brain isn't working. Can't sort the TLHC. 1a. Build up a ship's company in speech (6) ----U- 1d. Cultivated Indian metropolis one managed to tour (8) --R-R-A- 2d. An...
15d. Rather get around church vessel (8) -E-O-N-R
It's probably very obvious, but I can't see it, unless other answers are wrong, which they may well be, but they all fit at the moment....
Two I simply can't find answers for:
2d. Room for small uprising in place (6) L-A-A-
4d. Building worker reconstructed cornice, say, put up (9) C-R-I-R-E
Any help gratefully received....
OK, totally stumped on these last two! 6a. Rejected trash can head to special tips (4). N--- or possibly N-B- 7d. I won't tollerate some races run in short sections (5) --G-T. Could be BIGOT, but I...
7d. Bit of cereal found in red wine? That's rubbish! (4,4) T-A-,I.T. Looks as though it should be TEAR INTO, but I can't see the parsing. 12a. Assist old golfer carrying putter at the finish (5) S-R-E...
16d. In suggesting the Queen must go down, I cross the line (9) I have INFRINGER which gives me RING inside INFER, but I'm not at all sure that it's correct. This is also assuming I have 29a. correct....
5d. What might be illustrated by a piece of paper (7) A-T---E 7d. Street cat briefly illuminated by flash motor (7,4) S-----S, -I-- Having a mental blank over trhc of today's x-word, so any help...
21d. One avoiding more theatrical clobber (6) -A-M-R. I think it's HAMMER, but I can't parse it. Any enlightenment gratefully received. (It's my last one)