14A Was Hardy's old enough for the Antiques Roadshow? (9) The answer would seem to be JUVENTUDE (or at least ?U?E?TU?E), but can someone explain the logic of the clue and answer?
a cactus-like tree of Mexico _ _ _ _ _ _ _ O legal term for a criminal action as compared to the mens rea _ _ _ U _/R _ _ _ Robert .... 1843-1913 English banker overseeing the merger of 20 banks _ _ R...
9 down - One ineffectual, if phenomenally unusual Beijing telephone directory? I got "chinless wonder" ok from the clue's opening definition, but the clue's other references have me beat. Would...
1 Down Mum on popular training is a dish. (4,6) M_I_C_U_S_ 2 Down Port info given to pensioner, parking suspended. (5) G _ N _ A 8 Down One seeking redress sure is stupid. (4) S _ E _ 16 Down Loud...
1 Across A jewel from the east, start of something big? (4) _ _ _ _ 12 Across Paint one omnivorous mammal (5) _ _ _ _ _ 19 Across Nameless criminal snatches small bag (7) 17 Across Fish trapped in...
26A Special observations, not with article (7) N???N?? 18D We shall hear from it, said Tomlinson (7) T?U???? 25D Mountain princess in a state (3) I?? 23A Vivaldi's was harmonious (5) E?T?O
My first Private Eye crossword - and it's a bit different from the usual Crusader/Daily Mail ones I do!! 24a: He's often mounted Brenda after Daisy and drink (10) l???u????? 16/10a: Prick's excuses...
24a 'There is no ------(6) like necessity' Shakespeare Richard 2 act 1 sc 3. Apologies if already answered earlier but couldn't find it, last one I need, thanks
I've hit a brick wall 27a - begins with the big coop inside i?e?? 23d - bad lighting a???n 28a - bloody cold! p?r?s?i?g I assume it's Perishing Thanks for helping me complete the grid - at last!