Just one clue where I have the answer but don't understand the parsing of the wordplay :- 1) Greek island is attached to kind of fried pastry (6) ?A?O?A. Definition = fried pastry (samosa), Greek...
1) Topping characteristic American dish with curry (5) R?I?? 2) This may be left or right of centre, say (6) ?S???E 3) Train for film once in America? (4,5) I?O? H?R?E It looks as if it has to be IRON...
1) Declining to scrap scripture period (6) ?E?A?E 2) Stop remarking on very short dress? (5) S?I?T 3) One that shines as member of large Kent family? (6) ?E?U?N The definition would suggest SEQUIN,...
"Perhaps US door guard has missed second approach" (8) E?T?Y?A? This has me completely baffled. I can get started parsing the wordplay fairly easily :- (S)entry followed by ?A?, and "approach" would...
The clue of The Week, as always, first appeared in another publication - this time in The Observer, Everyman :- When topless man announced? (3,5, first letter H) = H?? ????? (W)hen topless obviously =...
Space on flight - Newark internally still working (5,4) S?A?R?E?L It looks as if if it has to be STAIRWELL, which is conceivably "space on flight", but what on earth is the parsing of the second part...
Boro' making big strides towards success? (4,3,6) H?L? T?E ?A?T?E It can't really be anything other than HALF THE BATTLE which fits fine with big strides towards success. But how does Boro' make...
Heads or tails, possibly (6) ?O?N?S Hi again eliiemay1. I can see how POINTS are Heads, but don't get why they are tails. Have you, or anybody else, got any further suggestions?...
1) Help for witness still partly assembled (8) P?O???I? 2) Heads or Tails, possibly (6) ???N?S 3) Don't employ several solicitors to pursue argument to the end (4,2,3) H?V? I? O?T The answer has to be...
1) One old king's returning in state (6) I?R?E? 2) Announced 6, big game (4) ?N?S (6 Down's clue was "Extremely fashionable city, international" which was LA + TEST = LATEST). So, IN (Latest) + OS...
1) Official one's seen inside lead building (6) P_E_A_ 2) Clue of the week (originally appearing in The Guardian, by Paul) :- Show with fake news how internet so needs overhauling (3,3,7) THE ???...
1) Lady who's remarkable if slightly twisted in the end (5) G???A 2) Bar put up almost turned over (5) E?T?P Why could it be ESTOP? 3) Scratch before squeezing a bit of a spot (5) ??A?E Clue of the...
