10 across: Diversion taking out the French actress (6) ?E?O?R I assume detour but need an explanation of wordplay. 11 across: He'll be telling you what to do before long, right? (8) P?E?C?E? I assume...
Each clue has a misprint in the definition (I've put my corrected letter in brackets) 22A & 1 down are one letter shorter than number in brackets - if that makes sense please could someone help with...
9 across: Variety of sea-life more diverse than a zoo (8) A?T????? 10 across: Which is this guy's loosened tile? (4) 19 across: Do mid-morning break three hours early, say, and swap tips (8) ?????S?E...
The answers are all jobs. i.e. Ronnie Barker character = Fletcher, One in a scheme = pilot. I'm stuck on two: Old Prime Minister. Famous Margaret. Obviously one of them is Thatcher (could be either!)...
16 across: Dejected, kicking out at cat to show annoyance (7)F?O?N?E - I'm thinking it could be flounce but can't work out the word play. 29 across: Be first to sleep with leaders in trade? A useless...
4 down: French people are heartless Europeans (4) ?ENS 5 down: Best places on active service are overseas at last (5) ??SES both of these may have a misprint in the definition I think 5 down should...
8 across: Crude language (5) sorry no letters! 12 across: I'm working - I've no real choice (6) ?O?S?R 14 across: For one such as Gazza, bruised ego leads to really drunken, ill-advised episodes (7)...
28 down:Meal doubling the size of eaters gut (6) DI?NER (I'm sure it's dinner but don't understand wordplay) 41 down: Make indecisive noises set up musical effect (3) ?AH There may be a misprint in...
3 down: Be sickening about little boy within reach (5,2) ?L?S? B? (I assume it's close by but can't work out the wordplay. 19 down: Used to lots of trees, reportedly (5) ?O?L?
Thanks in advance...
31 down Some name for pole circuit with little depth (4) NO?D (I think there is an extra M in the definition word. Also is it a three letter word that I have to remove from the grid whereever it...
1 across: Doctor X, musician (4) M?B? 9 across: New and old American series (5) N?X?S The wordplay leads to nexus, but I can't make it a series 7 down: The face of sharia law (5) A?I?L again the...
Last one! 17 across What finally passes for money in great deal (4) SUC? I'm sure it's such (what) but don't understand the rest of the wordplay - "finally passes for money in great deal". Thanks in...
Last two (after a struggle!) 13 across: He may not get on with ladies' man on the surface, but partner's very forward (11) B?N?H?A?M?? 6 down: Modest musician scented shameful U-turn by insiders (10)...