Finding this a toughie 12A. Child slept briefly in novel (9) R---A---- Not sure about the R 1A.Midshipman before leaving is relaxed (4-5) --S- G---- With explanation please Many thanks in advance
24ac: Jonson wrote this of news wire for papers (6) I have s???l? and 17dn: Shifted more copies than Oxford University Press: finally informed stores (7) I have o?t?e?d Help please
it's a jigsaw type crossword with clues in alphabetical order. Some clues yield an extra letter in the wordplay. Stuck on these last 4 which must start S/T/U/V/W/X/Y/Z Taxed adult departing island... ...
Just the one parsing query :- Like the clappers are striking : without end? (7) R?P?D?Y. It would apperar to be RAPIDLY (like the clappers) but, apart from a loose connection between IDLY and... ...
I still have problems matching the solutions down and across. 2d: Deny it all you like but it's plainly so ! 4/9 letters. ?o?? and ?e?u?t?o? Could it be nose reduction !! ??