4d Silly dalliance, romance, and love all end thus (5) I - - - E 10a People getting passionate when they go to the pictures? (3-6) - - T / - O - E - S (Third of 4d is first of 10a) I can only think of...
13a Boy and father returned to confess (5)
A - - - T
7d A terrorist at first invites shots (8)
A - - - - - T -
(third letter could be T)
Any ideas please?...
Right I give up. 16d Game in diamonds(8) B - - - - - L - 20a Joint problem for king or queen in monarchy (6) - - - A - N (first is the 3rd of 16d) 23a Game with an excellent goal (7,5) - - - E - I - M...
4d Smooth lover of Chopin (4)
S - N - Why SAND?
23a Tree, say, he paints badly (8)
T - E - P - A - N
Why THESPIAN?
27a Change at home - little Eastern number (8)
- O - P - I - E...
27a Musical director also featured in British editorial (10) - A - D - E - D - - 23d Wild animal repeatedly said to be a bother in South Africa? (4) - O - - (last letter is the same as last letter of...
8d Surprised as I am to say this, not once did I excel (8)
The trouble is that it's 13 letters!
Does anyone know the correct clue or the answer?
Thanks....
14d Artist passed over bananas to sick old beast (9)
A - - O - I - - -
25a Precious stuff symbolically placed in centre of cage (6)
S - - - E -
Any ideas?...