Quote from crossword centre.org... I have heard that the Enigma Variations puzzles in the Sunday Telegraph will cease after this August. I am saddened by this end to a long-running series of thematic...
9d. Lavish topi? See VIP kitted out with this possibly (5)
I have SOLAH, a tree pith comes from.
LAVISH TOPI could be an anagram of VIP SOLAH IT, but I can't see how the IT fits....
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.]...
Taken me a good few hours, but with instructions still to stay at home and a howling gale outside, not a bad way to pass the time. No need for spreadsheets, and not too much need for calculators...
AZED 2500
27A Could someone please tell me what the unchecked letter is, and which other hlf the first part is paired with? I have ?OEE as the entry....
Athlete holding nothing back, one that’s in top gear? (8)
Witness maybe attending trial with tankers? (8)
(Perhaps I should give up and do some more weeding)...