Inquisitor 1228

[Ripper]

Hello
I'm a bit perturbed about 5 down: Strap bone with a finger ring (7) (there is a misprint in the definition)
But, there are only 5 spaces on the grid, so is a 5 or 7 letter word (or am I going bats?) _IB__
Thanks in advance

[x_word_fan]

A misprint I am pretty sure - although I have an answer but can't see the wordplay for the last 2 letters. More or less a full grid - looking for the symbol

[x_word_fan]

?IB is the bone

[Ripper]

Thank you X_word_fan, I to have a seven letter word that fits the clue, but am unsure whether to just put in the first five letters.

[Laphria]

Maybe just read the preamble again ...

[x_word_fan]

I was wrong before - it is 7 the last 3 are connected with the preamble

[cross_lover]

I've got RIBB& (Ribband). - preamble says there is a symbol in the grid

[Ripper]

2am I woke up and realised it was "&" (husband not too pleased!)
Thanks Laphria for your hint

[haggis58]

I have a completed grid assuming that 'seths' is the correct answer for 14d. Have also identified 'x' and changed his initials to highlight B and C. Have also got A and E. But I can't fathom the cryptic indication for D starting from the symbol &. Any hints?

[rabet]

Haggis, I'm in the same position as you. I'm well acquainted with the writer in question, but I'm wondering, is D a title of a book or an individual work? And does the title "Characters" indicate that D is a name? I am also puzzled by "a continuous line". Surely all lines are "continuous", otherwise they wouldn't be lines?

[haggis58]

Rabet - I was trying to use the ampersand as part of another work 'Asol(and)o' or 'Ring & The Book' but can't get it to work. The continuous line doesn't necessarily have to be straight.

[x_word_fan]

Answer posted on tyhe other thread

[x_word_fan]

remember it does say crytically

[mullingar]

Can you explain how in 11 across and sort it for young lady comes to be citify?

[Kobnut]

Mullingar . 11Across. Sort = Classify, and change lass into it.