4D 'Left in Aden, bags possibly heading for hilly Asian country' (10)constricting I have '???G??????' (not a lot!) 14A '\Article by newspaper on personality's fraudulent practice' (8,5) I have...
4D - 'Girl takes two articles' (4) "T?E?" = 'Them' or 'Then' etc 20D - " 'Pet' teacher in college where law gets taught" (6). I have '?E?D?N' which could be 'leaden/Leiden' - or something else! A...
9A " 'Ring me', missing the start - call again" (6)
I have 'RENAME' but am not convinced that it chimes with the clue. However, cannot see an alternative. Would welcome cfm that 'rename' is correct....
17D "Extremely studious person bags top class award" (8).
I have 'BESTOWAL' which gives me 'MOWN' for 24A. Does not seem quite convincing to me. Appreciate a 'steer' on these two clues....
9D "Blaming childish art - ordinary, not advanced" (6,8). I have 'finger pointing'. Does the community agree? I cannot parse the clue to my satisfaction....
21A "Jack played games making the introduction for major celeb" (8) I have 'M?G?S??R' which my word finder tells me is 'MAGISTER'. I can see the anagram of games in that but am unsure of the relevance...
14A 'Putting strain on right girl engaged in kissing' (5,7)
Have "Heavy 'R?C?I?G'" but Word Solver does not offer anything that sounds fitting eg 'Rucking/Ricking'. Help would be appreciated....
Am I alone in having a problem with clue 46A '????(4) Thaw, star of Insp. Morse' (ie JohN) and clue 47D 'Kurt ?????(5), composer who worked with Bertolt Brecht (ie Weill)?
16A'Reserves extra food with group consuming tons. (6,6)
I have "Second String" but am not entirely convinced in the idea of consuming 'tons'. Advice welcomed....
3D 'Sets up description of some theatre audience?' (8) I have cross-words 'I?S?A?L?' which gives me 'instable/issuable or issuably', none of which seem pertinent to the clue. Help would be appreciated...
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Clue 40A 'Knights protective plates' (7). I have '?H?E?D?' which yields me 'Thready'. Doesn't sound right, help on this one appreciated....
Having flogged my way thru' the answers I found, no doubt like a host of folk, that I have 13 letters to answer the question which requires a (5,5) answer. My letters (N,U,G,I,M,I,A,E,N,D,O,N,I) do...