9a Favourite pub for Jock, tot of usquebaugh taken in yard (4) H _ _ F (heaf or hoof!) 2d Lord in the wars, wih quibble about, separate piece of armour (7) P _ L _ RON (I assume it is Paldron or...
One and only one of these two clues contains a superfluous "M" in the parsing 25 Some slip close to the flower garden (8) _ A _ T _ R _ _ 30 God’s female, feminist ultimately claimed (5)W _ _ _ N...
25d Cheap fags offer a price on lives (5) _ IDIS
Could it be Bid (offer a price) + Is (lives)?
I haven't been able to find "bidis" though as cheap fags.
Thankyou...
34 Rear moving forward sat composed (6) Just to complicate matters, this is one of the 4 special clues where the real answer has to be encoded before input. I have worked out the code already, but am...
16a Renegade concealing high explosive with rubber bag (8) _ E (T) _ CULE. A reticule is a bag, but I can't parse the rest. I am not 100% sure of the "T" 7d Points of view? Majority of forbears will...
All clues lead to answers of eight letters, and these are to be entered around their appropriate numbers, clockwise or anticlockwise, beginning anywhere. Solvers must determine where each begins and...
Try to catch lift, that's not closed - it will disappear at a lick (6)
_ E _ A _ O
(GELATO ???, but apart from "go"(try), I can't see the first bit - at a lick etc = gelato)...
Please note only one of these 3 clues is an ordinary clue, and two are "specal" 1d Hear collapsing building went over again (5) _ E _ E _ 15d Only slightly moving, like old poems one's held up (4-5) _...
1 Cup drunk, alcoholic, round end of marriage, traditionally encouraged (8) _ PCH _ ARD (upcheard ?? - anagram cup + hard around "e") 17 Hardened clay, see, in grip of cold wind (6) BL _ ISE...
27a Early arrival having nosy look around front of mansion? (5) PREM _ ? 14a Male playwright, one eclipsed by female one (5) _ EHAN (presumably BEHAN) but why? 33a Nameless one with this may represent...
25a Under-secretary? No longer compliant (7) SUB _ ISS Obviously SUBMISS (compliant). Under = sub + miss for "secretary no longer" ?? Is this something to do with that in years gone by secretaries...
Does "s a" mean "it is" by any chance? 1d Implement - it is inspiring me to collect last of fondant (7) S _ A _ U _ A Obviously SPATULA The compiler of the crossword is PAUL, hence "me" = Paul, and...
There is a special theme/condition each clue is really two clues, side by side but not overlapping, the answers to which are to be entered in the two similarly numbered spaces in the diagram either...
2d CIA, NCA etc with powers to use silver to displace cannabis (8) _ G _ N _ I _ S
Obviously the answer is AGENCIES (CIA, NCA etc) and AG = silver, but I don't get the rest
Many thanks...
9a Syrian garments showing down! (4) ABA _ (not in my dictionary!) 20d He utters gibberish, rough speech including indistinct words mum missed (7) B _ R _ LER I presume this is burbler (he utters...