20d Hard to believe. City finally score! (5) --L-Y
This looks like TALLY (a score).
Hard to believe is TALL STORY, and Y is citY finally... but I can't parse the rest of it.
Many thanks...
1d Exceptional clue (6) S-G-A- This looks like SIGNAL, but is this because of SIGNAL double meaning? 16d Cow just spotted in marshland (8) -R-G-T-N I can only see BRIGHTON or CRIGHTON and parse...
21a Hard plays periodically put on under canvas (8) I-T-N--- Looks like INTENTLY but I can't completely parse it. ut I can 19d Plenty whine after going outside (8) O----N-E Looks like OPULENCE but I...
4d Black girl describing Conservative as "inferior" (6,5) ------ C----
This looks like SECOND CLASS - has CON and LASS but can't parse the rest of it.
Many thanks...
1a Be near opening of sheep fold (6) -C-I--
I can't completely parse this....
This looks like SCRIMP, opening of Sheep plus CRIMP (fold), but be near?
Thanks...
1a Rock that's good to listen to (6)
I have seen this as GNEISS which whilst I know this is a type of rock, I can't parse the rest of the clue.
Many thanks...
24a Fitness update is wrong to cover sex appeal (8) ----T-D- This looks like APTITUDE, which is 'appeal', and is also an anagram of UPDATE IT... but why IT? Any help would be gratefully appreciated....
9a Swimmer navy doctor saves close to port (8) -T---E-- This looks like STURGEON, since SURGEON = doctor and in the navy a doctor is called a surgeon, but I can't parse the rest of the clue - if I...
12d Equivalent to whip that's regularly used on horse (10) -A---M---- This looks like TANTAMOUNT, which means equivalent to.... and MOUNT is obviously a horse, but I can't parse the rest of the clue....