10 ac. Tease the lad, dishevelled and dirty; _I_ _ _ _ _. 13 ac. After sneaking an arm round, having a ball (5,3). _R_A_ _ _ _. 16 ac. Makes sure it's put back, too (4). 26 ac. Be very fast but...
14 across: I, for one, will probably start, dear. LE_ _ E_, is this LETTER or LEADER, or something completely different? 31 across: Incline, you say, to agree. _S_E_ T. obviously ASCENT or ASSENT, but...
Late-Baroque Italian painter & printmaker in etching who was court painter to Charles II of Spain; _ I_R_A_O, but Charles II's court painter was Carreno
11d, Scottish comedian, T_ _ _E_E. Obviously Murray, Connolly & Baxter don't fit, & that seems to exhaust the pantheon of comedic Caledonians. 28 d, English composer; B_R_. Is it BYRD or BART?...
Can somebody please tell me if; A) The Star of David is part of the standard etch on all Royal Engineer's ceremonial swords? B) If not, what would be the specialist trade of those who carry those...
When was the BBC radio/wireless licence fee abolished? I do remember it happening, and I'm sure it was in the 1970's, but I can't remember the exact date.
