Nearly done, but stuck on bottom left. Need a clue to start me. 44d Thickest clay piled up on top (7) - - M - - - - 20d Kick a fellow entering bar (7) A - A - D - N Why would it be ABANDON? 33d Game...
All done, but would appreciate a few explanations. 2d How no material was had by chance (9) U - L - C - I - Y UNLUCKILY 22d Get to open water! (5) R - A - H REACH. Thought of double meaning, but I...
Must be the hardest Saturday Times that I have evr tried. Anyone agree? Even when I get a possible answer I can't work out why. 25a Author's hurried notes kept separate by FA (7) R - N - O - E Looks...
Nearly done. 18d Components of ring perhaps where some Americans find sporting action (8) - I - - - N - S 32d Less tall and slim, one has room for nothing (8) S - U - - - E - 41a Incline not to finish...
I'm finding it hard this week. Got the bottom half OK, but the top half is murder. 31a Solver disturbs owl (14) - - - U - - - - - - - - - - 25a Being in your face, they had effectiveness (5) - - -E -...
Has anyone else had this experience of having answers removed? I put a question on which was answered for me and I put a thank you answer on. When I went back later to see if anyone else had replied...
2. Honeysuckle I label incorrectly (6) a?e?i?. I realise it's an anagram but have looked up honeysuckle and can't find the right combination. Abelil or alebil??
Last two. 21d Eel-like fish seen from side of boat (6) - U - N - L Gunnel is side of boat, but can't see the rest. 23d 007 character is seen at opening of this film (4) - I - T No idea on this one....
24. Pal, shy when drunk? (4) t?s? 16. One initiating romance with girl at end of old-fashioned dance (8) ?A?L?A?D. Assuming it's Galliard - Gal + liar +d . Is an initiator of romance a liar, or is '...
Tricky one this week with some hard to fathom clues. 33a My college's principal, unrestrained after Oxford honours course (5, 5) G - A - T - C - T - Only thing I can think of is GREAT SCOTT. 20d Green...
Can someone explain why 8d, 'What follows a word of approval in tournament classes', is BYES? I can see the word of approval, YES, but where does the 'B' come from?
Last two. I think I have the answers, but I'm not too happy with them. 8a Circuit complete? Not at first - a small gap (8) L - - - - O - E LOOPHOLE? 2d Advance ceremoniously: the point at which one...
15D Don't waste time worrying about this as a "6,3". It's a "9". TLS seems particularly capricious in this area. (e.g. last week's DRTHORNE (7)) 19D Charles Johnson's pseudonomous...
Nearly there. 22d Very astonishing thing, losing maiden's small ring (6) - A - - - L
24d Sure of breaking free of Society's rules (5) F - - - O
Thanks for help....