9ac. Cocktail that's sparing with sloe gin mixture (9,5 6d. Light sauce creating a favourable impression (6-8) 16d. A little Chablis, then Chardonnay for the Mayor (8) Would appreciate a little help...
Having difficulty in following the reasoning behind 11ac.Adam and Eve, perhaps, turned up moving wood (6). The answer seems to be LIGNUM but can't see why. 22ac.A dynasty to laud - not half! - among...
A bit stuck just now! 9ac. Viennese composer taking care when climbing in the Dordogne (8). I have ?E?G???? 18ac. Banked left (9). I have ?E?O????? 12ac. Bitter and better halves of fish (8). 8d....
Looking for a few kick-starts, please! 1ac. Priest disguised in Dominicans' colour could dispense medicine (7,4). 21ac. Formal exposition showing doctor is English (8). I have ?R?????? 13ac. Pert...
Last one, but unsure about 8d. A woman in Minnesota (8). I have ?M?R?C?N. Can the answer really be AMERICAN or am I missing something? Would appreciate comments!
Would appreciate help with a launch on the following: 1ac. River god placed above sun god...(11). 4d. Novel request to extend the patio? (3,3,4,5). 13d. Resident of Avignon not fond of Augustan...
Feeling rather dunce-like I am asking for more help! 6ac. Top of gas cooker is cracked (4). 10ac. Encouragement to action is but a small thing (4). 18ac. Secret police show revolutionary spirit (5). I...
A few more elude me. 20ac.Shock about a celebrity returning for a job in the theatre (5,7). I have S???E ?A?????. 11d. Still permanently rejecting subordination? (12). I have ?E?????????S. 14d....
Find, as usual, difficult to get started! Would appreciate help with 1ac. Lover in trouble after a heartless lie (10). 13d. Famous old jurist much revered in Mecca (10). 27ac. Betters religious...
Would appreciate a helping hand with these, please! 1d.We're told to invest in mushrooms - they give us strength (6). I have B????? 17d. Skill that is shown by bridge players squeezed in...
Seems harder this month! 1d. Explorer, for example, doesn't show? End up getting involved with a PM.(8). I have ???A?P?? 19d. Popular fabric for a fleece or pectoral woolly(8). I have P?L???E? Answers...
Would appreciate a launch with the following! 1 ac. Climbing equipment's design to conserve energy put limits on freedom (5,4,5) 1 dn. The point at which the tourists declared?(7,7) 30 ac. Doctor...
Am having difficulty with these:- 5d.French author working as a judge(6). I have G???O? 10ac. Useless old track in Leicester(6). I have ??D?E? 17ac.Fiddle that can also be played upside down(5). I...
Would appreciate help with:- 1ac. Book that harbours inflated sense of pride is silly (4,3,4). I have ?c?? ??? ??A? 18ac. What would happen if this were common? One daren't think!(9). I have ?E???A???...
Got to the last two clues and they no doubt have simple answers but they won't come! 18d. Money that's reported to bring grief (6). I have ?O???R 24a. Poorly dressed with only this in Spain? (6). I...
Am a little bit stuck and looking for help, please! 6ac. A term of endearment reciprocated in Sicily (6). I have L????? 10ac. Mocking bird with tips of tail blue or grey (8). I have R?T????? 13ac....
Am stuck with the following:- 2a. Playwright shedding tear for men discovering snake-haired monsters (9) I have ????????S 4d. Bread cutting cloth (7) I have ????E?? 5d. Philanthropist stuffing dead...
Thought I was home and dry, but these still elude me:- (1)9a. Novelist showing firm character except at the end (7). I have C?L?T?? (Thought it might be COLETTE but can't see why). (2)11a. Suffers,...
Am stuck on:- (1) 2d. Tailor lined hats and hood ((9). I have N?????A?? (2) 24a. inker said to be both smalland retiring (7). I have D???C?I (3) 19d. Trying not to irritate everybody (7). I have...