I have come grinding halt. Have filled grid, identified and changed the four unclued entries and have a name from the asterisked letters, but that is where I have stopped. I can't find any artwork... ...
A push would be welcomed. I have answered all clues and filled grid. I have also identified the description of the three competitors from the extra words. Where I am struggling is to identify the... ...
A letter, wherever it appears, has been misprinted in the definition of 14 clues. The correct letters (ignoring duplicates within the same clue) lead to the source material of the theme 1. Might... ...
I don't understand the preamble. Entries are real words, with some being the result of modifying clue answers (numbers in brackets reflect the space available in the grid). Across entries reflect... ...
Very slow to get going on this today. Each clue has one word removed before solving. And a letter removed from answer before entry. Wordplay refers to truncated answer. Please help with 1a Crown... ...
Help with: 21d. Throwing sticks at bird in act of warbling (9) 25d. Sound of amphibian that's "digitised"? (4) My printed copy is not very clear. I don't know where the asterisked cell... ...
Nearly finished but help on the following clue s much appreciated.
Plant protection revoked by Old King Neddy (8). If my other answers are right this answer begins with r and ends with s....
Morning! Struggling with the right hand side of the grid. There are 3 types of clues: normal; two consecutive letters to be removed from cryptic element before solving, leaving real words in clues;...
This is a tough puzzle with long preamble and different ways of entering answers into the grid. The following have two clues together with no answer lengths given, 1, Circulation of The Herald in...
Nearly finished. Help on a couple of clues would be much appreciated. Counter are for display by Israel in local fair (6) Escorted to joust a knight’s hosting (5) In both clues the wordplay gives the...
Long preamble: All across answers, including the unclued one, are modified identically; numbers in brackets refer to the spaces available. Except for the first and last, each across clue, in order,...
Making good progress but would value some help with the following clue , one word in the clue may need changing in some way to be able to solve the clue. Skittish mare gobbling up river plant with...
Help with: \Across clues have an extra word to be removed before solving. Down clues are normal. Across: 2 A melody oddly played shortly after first appearance? (6) 16 Migrant discovered healthy in...
I have completed the grid, and have the four extra words but at a total loss to understand the preamble and complete the shaded cells and find the venue, time and gift. Any pointers to help me would...
Morning, I have completed grid from the clues, have the four unclued entries and the phrase from the across clues but am at a total loss as to next steps. Any hints are much appreciated...
The two clues are jumbled together. The definitions can be anywhere and their wordplays mixed. Example would be: Escapes see goat (sent very frisky) streak (5; 5) To solve, Should read: Escapes (sent...
I have answers to both but do not know extra letters from wordplay. 14. Have to live with member of human race (4) Have is the def and begins with BE. 16. Humble home of football manager? (5) Humble...
Progressing well with this but struggling with two 9 letter clues. 1. Accepting place to join order, adult passed with honour. Begins with D. 2. G&T round ordered up with one in is extremely unlikely...
I am finding this tough. Preamble is long. But here it goes: The grid should be considered to consist of three zones, each containing the same number of cells but with shapes and locations to be...
There are clashes and some clue words are modified to be 50% longer (Clue/Clause) 6a. He swindles two card players and belittles one known for Snap (6) 21a. 1 At a loss, chat and fume? (6) 28d....