25ac Left snake on top of Cleopatra's bosom (5) Is it CLASP? 19dn Sort of rock they say advanced a psalm tune (8) I have R?ES?ONE (the S coming from CLASP) 6ac Coquette is fine up front, fun for some...
6ac Take a short dash beside front of Tate Modern (6) It seems to be RECENT (Modern) the T coming from Tate. How does RECEN derive from "take a short dash". Any help appreciated.
18ac Ancient Syrian kitchen implement holding garden implement back in 10 etc (10) Phoenician p hoe ni ci an PAN, HOE, back IN I get, but why IC? 10ac Rope lassooing bird circling South Island (8) I...
15dn I check on a prison term wanted for Alaskan newcomer It seems to be chechaquo or chechaqua but why? Where's the prison term? Or have I got the E,C or U wrong? Any help appreciated.
Has anyone heard from Kayakamina the star of this site? I am concerned about him as he has not been on-line for a while and I wonder if he is alright. Any news?
Apologies if this has already been answered but the site is so slow it would take me an hour to check back to this morning! 7dn Acquainted Arab with menu outsiders rejected (4) If 15 across is...
Just two letters to go, but come to a cul-de-sac! 11d See us in shady spot, endlessly going over code (4) LA?S (laws?); and 27d Ditch briefly not filled up (4) R?EN (I have rien, but what is ditch?).
Last two 16ac Hamish's regretfullyadmitting English into fine agency (5) I have ?EAR? 11dn Once reach balk with fifth of safeties (4) I have HE?? Any help appreciated
4dn Menacing sounds all around (8) I have ?M?A???T is it IMMANENT (inherent, OK, but menacing?) 5dn Restates briefly about means of separation (6) I have ?P?C?? Is it SPACES? (Why?) 7dn State briefly:...
19a Type of ore locally seen close up by expert (7, two words) SEALA?E . I assume it is sea lace (which is a seaweed in Chambers, not an ore), so why? or have I got a letter wrong? I assume 16d is...
23ac Jacobite officer, a bruiser (13) I have ?ONSO?????D?? 1dn Nothing unaltered, suggesting place to escape gloom (5) I have O???S 19dn Opportunity to keep at referring to hairy legs (7) I have...
12ac Designated mine ending in disrepair, as old (6) I have ?O?M?R 17ac Square seen circling square, sort of square (7) I have ?I?T?E? All help appreciated
27ac Will's ever indeed on left (12) I have A?E?EM??N??? 6ac Byes sadly brought about Oval hammering (6) I have A????? 5dn Jack discloses unwanted European drivel (6) I have SL??ER All help...