20d "Yankee faces married supporters" looks like Y-FRONTS, but (without being too anatomical) what has "married" to do with them please? [Y R N S from other clues.]...
Any help with my last one please, 5d "Followers moving out in anger" and I have - N - O - R - G - which looks like ENTOURAGE but the wordplay seems to have an E missing....
Three to get, any help please: 8a "Rock band at art school" (- - - D - ), 4d "Channel fluttered loudly" (- - - E) [these share their second letter], and 16a "Exhibit 1 in diamonds spread out" ( - I -...
23a "Historian finds queen and king during ball" and I have - A - Y, - E - R - but I can only see MARY BEARD which doesn't really fit the clue. Any help please?...
Two left : 1d "Tree of heaven originally Laotian" (- I - A - T -); also 22a "Odd fish in dam as before" (- E - R - O) possibly WEIRDO but if so why please?...
Two remaining: 6d "One part of brain showing up serious complaint" (E - - - A) and 11a "feeling close to peace movement" (E - - - I - N). 3rd letter of each is the same. Any help please?...
Two still to do this week and I've got answers which partly fit the clues, so if anyone can please explain them fully I'd appreciate it: 21a "Cook batting after introduction of off-spinner Root" (6) O...
Three still to do, any help please? 19a "Wesley: a religious icon" (4: M - R -) possibly MARK but that seems tenuous! 29a "Writer using wrong books" (8: - E - * - I - S) 18d "Sort of party making a...
4 defeating me this week: 7a "Poor rate for working US detective" (8) O - E - A - O - which may be OPERATOR but why? 6d "Adult gets into highly enjoyable duty" (6) T - R - F - which may be TARIFF but...
Help needed with two please: 16a "Bass for Nag's Head, undiluted wallop" (- E - T), possibly NEAT but why?; 18d "Smack daughter in petty quarrel and refuse to change" (S - A - D plus a separate 3...
8a "Corrupt grass" (4) - E - T; is it BENT? 28a "Mock Bob performing clumsily on stage" (4) S - A - ? 26d "It's said when a tot's more than enough" (4) W - E - ? Sometimes the shortest answers are the...
Lots of queries about the answers I've found but no mention of the one I can't fathom out! 2d "A do for over five?" must be HALF A DOZEN, but what do the first 3 words of the clue contribute please?...