11 ac Crowds with crosses in which 9 nearly died (10) I don't have 9ac to help. Is it MULTITUDES 3dn Mask for robber unfinished in similar holiday spot (10) I have R?????A?O? Is it RESPIRATOR? The I...
OK, I give up! Last three 16ac Money backed in southeastern islands principally (6) I have SE???I Is it SEMISI? 19dn Swallow cry tails off and a kestrel appears (7) I have S???YEL I guess YEL is YELL...
Oh dear, it's wading through treacle this week.
18ac Exhausts free meals cooked around Zambia (10) I have ???F?E??E? Is it MALFREEZES? Must be an anagram!
Thanks etc...
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.
Spent ages trying to finish this off. Help would be appreciated. 21a. Reluctant to speak about a single demand (5). - -A - M. CLAIM?,why 21d.Chapter from 17 numbers. (6). COUNTS? why ? ( !7 1s C - I -...
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,...
Just can't get this one - too many 'penciled' answers! A little help to get me going again would be much appreciated! - eg 17a might help (only letter I feel confident about is an "N"):...