4 down: Hideout erected beside bridge The answer is RIALTO. Rialto is a bridge across the grand canal in Venice. In terms of parsing the clue, I see Lair (hideout) backwards (erected as it's a down...
Hi Hope I can get some help with some answers in this crossword. I know what the answers are, but what I hope people can help with is the explanation of how the cryptic clues builds up to the answers....
I'm trying to get some interest in an office choir at work. Since the office team mostly consists of 40-something male parks officers, tree surgeons and landscape architects this isn't going to be...
German who's base at heart.
I have _T_O and so I presume the answer is Otto, as that's a German, but I cannot for the life of me see how the rest of the clue fits in.
Any help appreciated....
Q: Glow-worm's ahnds closed in remembrance. A: Memento I understand that memento is pretty literally an item in remembrance, but I'm at a loss how the rest of the clue works so would be grateful if...
4 down: What updates lawyers regarding their billing arrangements? Answer seems to be "Refresher course". I see that a refresher is an update, but beyond that I don't know. How does "lawyers regarding...
Sorry for delay in getting this one on the site. I know the answer (as confirmed in the answers the next day) but don't know how it is built up crypticly. 20across: Old money that may be used in...
Not seeking the answer, but an expalantion of how it was reached using the cryptic clue. 21. Appearing for trial. Have first to confess (3,2) Answer: OWN UP I see that "to confess" is own up, but...
The clue was as follows: Cue ball's dead short? Who cares? (8) and the answer was REMINDER. Having looked elsewhere on this site, I see that the answer was built up from RE (D short) and then MINDER...
This was from Tuesday 19 Feb 2013. The answer was given the next day so the answertr is known, but what I seek, is an explanation of how the answer was deduced. The clue: Again show one Tudor or...
I have the answer but am really looking for an explanation, hope someone can helpand sorry for delay in posting as this was in Monday's i (and now it's Thursday). 12. Money handed over in Paris for an...
1 Across, Hand out cut in grant: college worried (8) - I see that the answer to this is ALLOCATE. That fits with what I have, and that's a handout. But how is the rest of the clue fitting it...
5dn Man caught up in devious web gets dearest possession (3 4 ) E-E/-A-B I understand this is "ewe lamb". I see the "web" rearranged (devious) with "male", but when is this "dearest possession" ?...
