Is there a misprint in 1d? I cannot get a satisfactory reading syntactically. Should it be Dried-up grass flipping loved one(rather than loves one) into The Stones(5). Advice welcomed.
Last one and of course it’s bugging me.
14a They were instrumental at law in France (5) a*l*i
Pretty sure about existing letters but could be persuaded otherwise!...
Last one. 26a. Swedish linesman flipping hit on foremost of Norwegian backs(6) T*g*e* I assume linesman refers to a poet. Any ideas please and then I can concentrate fully on cricket from South Africa...
23d
Exam finishing early on Son and Mother of Sorrow (4)*e*s
My usual problem with tiddly clues. Is the s providing a three letter word to rest on as it were?...
12a Eastender’s to suppress gathering old Italian songs(8)
*r*t*o*e
21a Earl struggling with chest or feet(8) t*p*a*e
I think the letters are ok.
Help welcomed....
12a A kind of shark’s seen on a cold sea front in a tale of island life (6,6)*i*t*r/*e***s and 7d Action by lady inspiring one prompting a person to make fair play judgements (4,6)a*a*/**e*d* Think...
Top left corner remains. 1a Old printer of present papers (9) ****p*e*s Something press?
9a Overheard P T Dixon-that’s lucky(3) Assuming it’s a pun and that it’s gym....
5a Radiant live author born 100 years ago on the hour(7) B*A*I*H
Beamish vaguely fits. Beam =radiant is = born and h on the h(our)
But who is Beamish? Help appreciated....