My last one to solve is 32A "Old duke? This duke misbehaving may be fined". I have NIE? Is the answer an archaic word for "fist" or for "fined"? Any hint would be appreciated... ...
Baffled by 2,3 "Down payment raised in company owned by 26's rival in 9" I have ?L?E ?R?G?N It looks like BLUE DRAGON. But apart from Blue=DOWN and DRAGON being a space tourism company (but owned by...
Help would be appreciated for the parsing of 30A: "Pearl oyster has born? Could be this stone, yes?" From the crossers it must be HARBOR (the pearl). If the letters of " stone, yes" are taken from...
Stuck on one entry. 48a FORMER SCOTTISH BORDER ROYAL BURGH'S NAME. I have ?n?a?. I think it is a theme since, unless I've miscounted, there are 15 across themers. Could it be INCAN (a Royal enclosing...
9d "triangular structure redesigned for twelve housing first of them" I have ?RO?TOON. the only word I can fit is FROMTOON, which I cannot find in Chambers, (=amagram of FOR with MOON containing T)....
I have most of the clues solved cold. When altering them according to the letter shift code, does every letter have to be encoded? For example, I have SPIT for 21 across (HAWK IN SMALL HOLE). From the...
Grid filled but I am left with R "NOTE RECOLLECTION OF NAME IN OSCAR-WINNING LEGAL DRAMA" The only thing that fits my crossers is REMARK. If the A were I then REMICK (actor in Anatomy of a murder)...
Help with parsing. 3down. "Surprise comment about races-note a dismissive one". I have GET KNOTTED. I take "GEE" to be the surprise and TT to be the races . Is KNOT the theme word? Also is JADE the...
Last one driving me insane. 11a "Reptillian creature offering extra drinks after moderation" I have H0?ORELA?S. I'm thinking it is a mythological creature but have ransacked dictionaries without...
20d FENCE IN FIELD IGNORED AT THE OUTSET AFTER STABLE UNFINISHED.
I have S?R?O??? and am considering SURROUND (= FENCE). Hints would be appreciated....
17 Across WISHING ONE WELL OVER INDEPENDENCE. I have ?S?I?i?.
ASPIRIN would fit: A/spirin(g). But I can't see the "OVER INDEPENENCE" bit. Any hints would be appreciated....
I'm stuck in the southwest corner and not sure about 18d: "What autos-da-fe led to? Foreign money raised into memorial plate" I have BRASEROS which I parse as BRASS with ORE reversed inserted. I...
One left. "Rand maybe in transmission of data? One's choice no longer" I have "DAY?T" but am not 100%certain that the "Y" is correct. It ir were an "I" then DAINE might work. Any hints would be...
I am left with 2 clues. 2 down "Perhaps America aggrieved with Europe, regularly disregarded Paris" I have ?u?e?o?e. I think it must be "Superpower" but cannot see how this can be derived from SORE +...