1d Frank's finished with revolutionary group (7) ???R??? 4d Boris's opened with "want member - not a union backer" (8) ???????G 14d Maybe Cheltenham has misused a resource to keep Conservative (10)...
I am not convinced about my answers to a couple of clues:
3d Depressed day nurse (5) D?E?R - D(ay)REAR - DREAR
11a Issue of ending of strike by Unite (6) ?M?R?E - (strik)E-MERGE - EMERGE...
6d Head is safer with full protection from this (7)
Answer seems to be PARAPET, but I can't see any wordplay - is it just a description of what a parapet is?...
Stuck on a few this morning ... 1a a U-boat, to bein with, has never exploded in German transport lanes (8) ??l?b?h? 10a horribly baby's malodorous sample (7) ??p?m?? 1d set up in first pad,...
,27across Noble bloke with yen for English peasant's son (4,4) ?E?R ?Y?T
I am thinking PEER GYNT with noble being peer and the answer being a peasants son but cant see the rest........
stuck on the bottom half .... 28a on drinking limit, cardinal plastered 8) ??????e? 30a cut needed in extra injury (5,3) ????? ?y? 31a dire situation adding pressure to match (6) ???g?? 29a stick...
Very grateful for all help with these clues please.
47dn: “Popular phrase - snare for a bloke, almost (6).”
52ac: “Secret societies? They pick up things (5).”...