Tricky, this week. 31ac Pay upfront for unlimited cereal crop (4) ARLE? 30ac Permitted claret in cup (8 two words, no split) Is it LET BLOOD or BLEED? 5dn Rallying a party in opposition with banner...
12ac Some fat say, in oil company starts to affect trading (9, two words, split not given) I have ???????A? 23dn Coarse cloth in bundle male cut (6) I have ?????L WADMOL? 22dn Sick lady turned up for...
Top right proving difficult 6ac Tool needing caution given back, to overcome anxiety (7) I have ??NG?A? 12ac Racer speeding round main road - it's deadly (6) I have ?AR??T The N in 6 and the T in 12...
I've heard a well known piece of classical music called something like Dance of the Cossacks or Sabre/sword dance of the kulaks. Everyone will know it if they hear it - it starts off fast staccato da...
18dn Tribute to the Pope comes about in repetition, endlessly (8) I have R?M?SCOT and can't find anything to match this in Chambers. Any help appreciated.
Just to say I am a lucky winner of the Guardian Prize of two weeks ago and to give a big thank you to all those who have helped me on this and previous puzzles.
11dn US state supporting eastern festival, making change from Georgia (5) I have ????I 6dn Be inclined to retain right to teach illiterate (5) I assume it's LEARN In which case 1ac Burden a director...
15ac An eternity becoming member (7) I have ?ERAEON 30ac Sup in Royal, still scratching marks with pen (7, two words) REAL ALE? 24ac Little Dafydd certainly head over heels with drum (5) I have D?I?O...
19ac Quiet Omani's jiggling jars (7) I have S?AMN?I Anag of POMANIS or SHOMANI? 21dn Old battle-axe to argue with the English quitting (6) I have ?PAR?H 11dn What's found on plates? Pasta, including...
15 ac 12 providing little sustenance? (6) 12 is Love Story. I have W?E?I? Weevil? Why?
23dn Green in brown or white? (5) I have B?E?D
All help appreciated...
Inch by painful inch. 2dn Noisy interference from classic band (5) I have ?HA?H CHAPH maybe? Or is 10ac SHAVELING wrong (where the first H in 2dn comes from) - could 2 dn be CLASH? 1ac Old soccer star...
A little progress but still struggling. Is 25 dn Gooseberry's not good for resin RIBES? Is 28ac Is behind the barrier at York TRAILS? If so, why? Is 21dn Soak clothing with difficulty in small stream...
18dn Dawn's dewy after all in Scotland by mid January (7) Is it AURORIC or AURORAL? 5dn Fruit unfortunately containing fish bone (10) Is it ALGARROBAS or ALGARROBOS? 20ac Down clue on Spooner not new,...
I have no ideas about the last couple. 1 ac We faced Muse anyhow about ode's proem... It's something to chew over (12, Two words) I have MEA?OW??SC?E MEADOW MUSCLE?????????? 24 ac Help needed getting...
23 dn Bouncer close to the lift to dress flashily (6, two words, split not given) I have ??D??P If 31 ac is LEYI (Brass with garland edging) then it's ??DY?P So, Tidy up? Lady up? Body up? 35 ac...
19dn Island nation topped by Irish star (6) I have ?L?A?R (or possibly ?L?A?M depending on whether 25 ac Going on for ever like bare American wheels is TIRELESS or TIMELESS. Tireless has to be...
