Stuck on last two. My words don't seem to fit in . Maybe I have made some mistakes.help much appreciated. 12.test to judge English cads nervously entered (8 ) 18.diving birds: canal men headed off...
Something odd where 21D meets 33A. Either the latter is an alternative spelling not in my BRB or there's been an extremely rare error in the setting. Or is it me having a bad morning?
all todo with national trust last one again 49 give value to the letters played in scrabble(10 5) have seen wordsworth house and treasurers house but have got those for other answers so any thoughts...
A little help with my final two , please. 33 Across "Cheese to put in inverted cooking pan" (5). Is the answer "KOTOW"? If so, is quoted a type of cheese? 10 Down "King in suit that was turned up in...
Stuck on a couple this week.
3d)In wrong order clot left veg out(4)
I have LOA?
21d)Neighbours,say,provided a welcome treat(6)
I have S?AP?E
Thanks in advance for any help....
4ac 50 short, bat's hit with cruel blow (8) I have S?B??C??
17ac Short and greyish, yours truly's enthralled by cricket score (8, two words)
I have ?LU??UI?
All help appreciated....
If a cryptic clue ends with a generic definition how should this be indicated? With a question mark, exclamation mark or another means? Eg: If the defining word was Biped but the answer was a specific...
Has anyone else won the Mephisto crossword recently? I was pleasantly surprised to receive a Whitakers Almanak in the post today, but a bit disappointed that its a 2013 edition - the same edition that...
7 across. Clue: Nutrient found in egg yolks, fish-liver oil, whole milk, cheese, butter and beef, also called vitamin A (7). I have R?T?N?L. The answer is either RETINOL or RETINAL. Both are given in...
I have completed this but not sure about 1 across - Bobby discarded loose garment -SLO? - I have SLOP which fits the reference to loose garment but I don't get the Bobby discarded bit!
14ac Gluhwein left in bedroom container (6) I have PLO??Y Is it PLOTTY?
4dn Gage path to be fashioned where slane is used (8) I have PE??HA??
All help appreciated...
I'm having a go at this for the first time ever. So far, two hours later, I have completed three (and a half) clues.:-( This one might help a bit: Beak's patch, Midland city-are its cells ever full?...