Is the answer (before adaptation) to 25a CUTE BOW, anagram of 'cube two'? I can't find any confirmation that it's a recognised phrase, but I can't come up with a viable alternative either. Thanks
Finished the crossword, found the 9-letter square and (I think) I know the connection between 22d and 35d - but I'm blowed if I can work out what I'm supposed to highlight in the grid to indicate it....
Forgot about this puzzle and, with deadline looming, I'm stuck on a couple of tiddlers. If the letters I have are right I could do with a hint or two as I'm getting nowhere with them. Many thanks. 24a...
I'm stuck on two and would be grateful for any help. 12a Old horse cleared a jump, making partial comeback (4) - I have ?ADE and still can't make any sense of it. 15d Strike over course of events,...
Any help that will put me out of my misery will be gratefully received. 9a Single bag in a state at top of the shop (6) N _ N _ T _ ninety fits with the first part, but the shop reference eludes me....
Anybody done 28d yet? Discusses adverse claims to property by bill of equity (11) I've got I _ T _ R _ L _ A _ S, but begin to wonder if I've got something wrong as Chambers says there is no word that...
The last puzzle, based on watching and listening to a video clip, and my computer's audio decides not to work. It's the clip about Sophie Neveu, and the 2nd question is - "Langdon asks Sophie if she...
There are two clues I think I've solved but I'd appreciate confirmation and explanations: 17d Poetical requirement to dice with death (4) ?D?C I've got odic - a hidden word that sounds right, and the...
Help gratefully received so I can finish and watch the cricket on tv. 4d Actress or actor being given audition (5) L - I - H. All I can come up with is (Vivien) LEIGH, but I don't get the...
Happy April Fool's Day Got the big ones, as usual it's the smaller ones I'm having trouble with: 7d "Facilis descensus Averno" - keeping count? (6) ?E?S?? Apparaently the phrase means 'the desecent to...
Stuck on this little one - I'm sure I'm gonna be embarrassed when somebody tells me the answer 8d Measures up (then refers to another answer - 'it will all come out in the wash'). 4 letters, _E_E...
