Hi Geniuses out there I've battled my way through this for a number of hours with the aid of the lengthy thread on the 'other' site, but have come to a standstill in the top left corner and...
Last minute help needed please. 1 DOWN Prickly shrub not to be a flower in Northern Britain (6) N_B_ _ _ I've gone for NEBECK - beck being a river/stream. This intersects with 12 ACROSS Agreed to...
Can someone please confirm 5 ACROSS as BARBES, given on another site - I can't find any definition online
Not tense, Supreme court foremost for religious teachers (6)
BA_B_S
Thanks in advance...
help and explanations please-seems very hard this week 1a souvenir of Almathea,a gift from zeus 10 C???U????? 13a how could i forget?"muses mother 9 Melpomene? 20a "---are dull,partly...
Can anyone confirm 5 DOWN Girl interrupted by Romeo's squeeze (5) I have CHIRT R for Romeo inserted into CHIT Can't seem to find a definition of CHIRT meaning SQUEEZE Don't have hard copy Chambers...
Finally struggled to the end with help of AB and much white out fluid, but needing to confirm the following so I can post to UK. Some of these may have been partly dealt with already... GRID A 1 DOWN...
Here is a link to 'Up or Down' set by Dumpynose
http://thespectator.n...om/epaper/viewer.aspx
Quite a fun puzzle and I learned new words for vengeance and a 'cake'.
Enjoy....
26 ACROSS
Go around to avoid a limestone deposit (10
I have TRAVERTINE and can see AVERT=AVOID but can't see rest of wordplay.
Explanation appreciated....
One last query - there has been some discussion on the 'other' site but I'n not convinced either way. 30 DOWN Support old Chinese warehouse (4) I have HONG as it fits the definition - but how SUPPORT?...
Can anyone help with the following please:-
18d - In other cases I'll go with a bird with a large chest (7) _EA_ARK
Also how the answer is arrived at. Thanks...
Need to confirm with explanations please. 1 DOWN Idle group under sergeant-major drank whisky (6) I have SMILED, but as a TT, don't see the connection with whisky... 26 DOWN Pretty much willingly get...
This was the last one to stump me. The clue: Cross, invading tip of oriental country, charging with toxic gas (9 letters before removal of a letter for final entry into grid) Full answer has been...
Cross, invading tip of oriental country, charging with toxic gas (9)
Sign of nationalistic tendencies beam capturing one no good leader of Iraqi corps (10)...
Need an explanation of 17 ACROSS
Quiet about previous reputation, producing hit (5)
SL_SH
Presume SLASH.
Can see 'SH' for 'quiet, but can't see rest of wordplay.
Thanks in advance....
