Can anyone give me a hint as to how to treat the clues whose answers have more letters than the number given in brackets? This is my first try at an Inquisitor puzzle and I have done most of the grid,...
12 Acts apostle is taking about blocking return of Japanese warriors (7)
?I?A?O?
Mikados?
2 List picture, at last a painting that's capital (7)
?A?A?T?
Jakarta ?...
I am a beginner when it comes to the Listener, so please excuse my stupidity. Can anyone explain to me why, in some clues, the the spaces in the grid are at odds withe the number of letters stated in...
A bit of tidying up to do today. 19 across. Clue: What could be dreariest spouting on broadcast? (7). I have: T?R?D?S. I thought TIRADES but can't quite see why; anagram nearly? 27 across. Clue:...
Hopeless waster finally pocketing these means to cut back: ???t???e Its a fair way to Split from the centre of Dallas: ???t? ????y Old revue act a touch outlandish around London's West End: ??...
Two to do but I can't see them 5d Terms put in,for example, the appropriate letter about the Bishop place (4) ?E?? 10a With an all-embracing card, travel by sea perhaps (4) ??i? Surely not sail ?...
3.Dn. Its reported he's married to Kate, a tasty dish - by Rev. Spooner here in Oz? (6) ?y?n?y
i am sure its Sydney, but can't understand why... can anyone help?
Many thanks....