I haven't got far with this yet, but am already stuck. 9d 'One stolen car chased by first of agents in Italian city '(7). I want it to be Ferrara, but I have F?S?A??, the 'S' coming from the end of...
Nearly there, but come to a standstill in top left corner. 3a would help, please: Levant dimly lit; Lebanon's first to be abandoned, beeing covered with climbers (10). Only letters I feel confident...
If you have any answers for what to do about cat poo in a school adventure playground, could you please look at my posting just now in the 'Animals and Nature' section? Many thanks!
Our local small primary school had an adventure playground since 1995, but have been able to use it very little due to the six cats resident in the house next door and the condition the children...
Calling Lie-In-King, Kayakamina (sp?) and all of you Old Faithfuls with brains more astute than mine! Have done 4 clues and come to a standstill. Need a leg-up to get going on it again tomorrow. Maybe...
Finished it, but not sure about 4d Poet cut verse out of volume one (4) O?I?. I assume it is the poet OVID, but could be OMIT, because I don't understand the clue!
Have completed this, but don't understand how some clues work, so I may be wrong! ie 17d During computer game, scrape up cash at last for spirits (8) ?E?A?H?M. Have 'seraphim' but could be 'teraphim'...
Stuck on last two: 4d Lecturer omitted insignificant terms (7) F?OT??G...A footing is a summary, but where does 'lecturer' come from? 15a Fish seen by a sloth (5) PER??...Probably 'perai' (pirhana),...
I think I have finished this, but would value some reassurance on a couple of the clues!...7d Blue grass finally cut (4) SA?E - SAXE blue, but where does the cut grass come from? And 25d must be ETON...
Normally I just have a laugh with this crossword - this one is making me tear my hair out! 5d/11a (pseudo-name used in The Eye) :'Arty sister meets "Big Boy" with yen to spill beans...
Can anyone please explain why the answer to 1a 'Do cases provided with locks at the front close? '(8) is STIFLING? I can see that stifling is 'close', but where does the rest come from?
