1d Bloaters make another seafood without change. Ans must be lobster which is an anagram of bloaters minus the a. What is the instruction that tells us to disregard the a from the anagram fodder...
The caption is "Alas she didn't look as good on the dance floor as Alex had imagined". The picture is of someone with a polo shirt, trousers and shortish hair who could be a man or woman tearing up a...
11a Someone short of time heading off from sports field t?t?h . Must be titch but what is the sports field? 19d Dictator's private bitterness. r?n?o?r. Must be rancour but can't see who the dictator...
27a Demented posse sets off. ?o?s?s?e?. Has to be possessed but isn't the clue asking you to make an anagram out of posse + sets which doesn't work as there is no t?...
18d Top man , monarch visits english redcaps and troops . E?p?r?r. Must be emperor but why? ER will be the monarch , e will be english , troops will be "or" but can't see where the mp comes from ....
6d They're no witch doctors though they read the signs. Ans is diagnostician but how does the cryptic work, please? Shouldn't the answer be plural anyway?...
28a Severe turn missing first bone. S?e?n?m. Ans is clearly sternum =stern (severe) + um. I just can't get a three letter word ending in um that means turn. Where am I going wrong, please?...
On page 23 there is a woman holding a large wine glass in her left hand. The glass is about half filled with white wine and has a fly in it saying "Ironic my ***, Alanis!" (spaces inserted by me...
Making slower progress than last weeks Dean Mayer which says something. These might help 8d What model says he's doing at work in August. I???s???. I'm posing fits the the model bit but where does the...
6d I'm sorry about fatuous hollow pranks. S?o?f?
Spoofs fits and means pranks but can't see the I'm sorry or something that means fatuous when hollowed out. Thanks...
15d Whine about stock in candle shop . C?a?????y. Chandlery fits which would be cry surrounding handle. But I thought that a chandlery sold ships supplies rather than candles? 21d Heartsick depression...
21d Journalist's left skewered by a horned beast. ?m?a?a. Must be impala . I can see the l and a but where does the impa come from please? Who is the journalist as it isn't ed....
9d Spontaneous change meant prude exploded outside. Ans has to be unpremeditated which is an anagram of meant pride but leaves the letters ited -how do we get them please? Must be something to do with...
15a Main investor brings port-it's often chilled! a?c?a??g?l Archangel seems to be the only thing that fits but if correct, I have no idea. 18d All family members at home in Scots island. O?????a. I'm...