I am allergic to colophonium, and its effect on my skin are horrible to behold.
Would it be a bad idea to stand next to a cellist? They must spray it into the air with every note....
Anyone make any sense of the end game in this one - so far have five prefixes which link nicely to the title, but can't make any sense of the four unclued elements ("to be entered somewhat...
I have solved all of this except 9D: Tree type, second among conifers (4). I have MA_O. The wordplay of each clues throws up a superfluous letter, and for this one it has to be an E. Can anybody help...
I have solved practically the whole of this but cannot see how the writer's name can help me resolve the remaiining ambiguity. We are to highlight a name of six letters. The writer's pen name is three...
Is anyone else having problems using the new format, as I am? I am 88 and find the old system both useful and entertaining. I now find the entries are smaller type and quite difficult to use, and...
Congratulations to anyone who has finished this. It's tough, much more difficult than anything the Listener series has had to offer this year. I have six entries to make, with 22ac being the most...
This book was published 20 or more years ago and I never managed to get hold of it. My recollection is that it was a novel told from the point of view of a computer program. Does anybody know the...
I have almost completed this puzzle with much difficulty. I have the theme and the three unclued grid entries relating to Mickey Mouse, but a bit stuck on the other four that were "deleted"; by "The...
Could somebody please help me out with 13A? It's giving me more trouble that all the other clues put together. A small hint as to the theme would also be very welcome. I have the grid almost complete...
This puzzle is fighting back more than usual. I have TRUE for 11A (C removed from TRUCE) which therefore has no modified letters. But for 2D I have ECONOMISED with one of its Os being replaced by an...
Thanks for all the help offered to others on this one! V hard. Last two: 20 ac: Was successful in part thanks to teacher: I have ?o? a???d - could be won award but don;t see why.. 19d: Endless...
