I tried my best yesterday and understood the answers to several I couldn't get but i'm still stuck on : 14a Belfast cheque returned to source. Ans Origin. Origin= source but how does clue work? 19a...
Would someone please explain the following answers which have baffled me all day. 11a What may be given to bad driver, fool losing his head while reversing? Fine. Ans Tickety-boo. Fine =tickety-boo,...
Four to go -if someone can help with three I should manage the last one. 2d Doctor absorbed in a second book.?m?? 3d Course which might land one in trouble. ?o?? 10d One flies from a monarchy ??k....
Last one. 13a Right providing the ultimate in socialist schism. R?f? . Must be rift and rift=schism. But how? R comes from right and the ultimate in socialist is t . But how do I get the if? Thanks
8d Unusual effort needed to comprehend Conservative measure (a bit leftish). Off-centre but how? anagram of effort + c leaves en -how do I get that from measure? 18d One putting a gloss on...
1d Plant's round projection forming a lip ,incomplete. (8) L???l?a. Think it must be Lobelia. projection=lob but where does the elia come from? If that is right then 8a Arresting Crosby after...
2d Art of growth restriction , courtesy of Brown with resistance lacking, is a hit. Answer is bonsai but how? Must be something to do with b r o w n and a hit is ai. Resistance might be r but I can't...
The answer to 4d on Monday "Senior journalist" was custom. I have googled custom but can't find any connection with journalism . Is a senior journalist in fact called a custom? Thanks
21a Backing Enron's leadership, so gets in fancy corrupt lawyer. Answer is prosecutor but why? Lawyer=prosecutor. Backing is pro . Enrons leadership is e. so leaves us with cutr -and there I'm stuck....
Last two but can't understand how two others work. 6a End of the socially superior junket for this representative (4-2) ???o-up 7d Girl gobbling large hard part of member ??n?. First letter is 2nd...
Last one. 13a Name Labour's leader lost charismatic air. (4) a?r? . I'm thinking it is someones name , we have to do something with L (being the lead of Labour) and maybe a tune is an air but I can' t...
15a Queen-like, Camilla's opening in a big way. ???p?y Camilla's opening would give us c -but can't get it. Also would someone please explain the answer to 23/14a Nazi type article;it's backed by...
Last one. 4a "Be a crawler , having lost marbles, entertaining conservative " ?c?a?b?e. Must be either scrabble or scramble. Be a crawler = either solution. Entertaining conservative suggests we have...
Finished it but why is the answer to 20d "Weakness Bill dramatically named as "Woman"" frailty? I know weakness = frailty . Usually Bill = AC but that doesn't work here. I did toy with the answer...
Got it out but why is 6d Country split by backing of violators of its airspace. Ufos. Have tried sofu etc but can't see it. 7d Andrew, after being dropped in the drink? Apostle -something to do with...
All done but can't work out why: 18d "Force knocks up bitches" is grouses. To grouse is to bitch but where is the force knocked up? 23a "African place forms line , pressing to s h a g boyfriends head...
22d DI going spare ,kicked it, DI kicked it. b?c?e? Has to be bucket as Lady Di kicked the bucket. But how ? If a horse bucks it doesn't have to kick but in crossword language buck probably = kick. So...
8d Sting roping in Brown and , later, Cyclops to mount a hit. t???m?h. Answer must be triumph which is a hit. But how? Cyclops is the setter and so will be "I" though I thought that because of the...
I have spent over 30 mins and can't get even one clue out. I do find it a challenge and usually only manage 5 or 6 but none? Is it particulary hard today? The only one I thought I had a chance with...
Times 23984. I do try but its off putting when you have the answers but can't see how they work Fish moves south along the coast. Sea Horse. Perhaps S for south inside shore (= coast) but where do the...