Inquisitor 1476

[saladdodger]

13a Deathly sign has old ladies stifling uncontrolled sobs. Number of letters not given but i "suspect" it may be 10

19a Journalist probing society dignitary, one making a career

[Antmark]

Crossbones

[hankir]

Could 19a be Speeder?

S+ Ed in Peer (dignitary)

Career could mean speed.

Trying to find a word for old ladies. I assume anagram of sobs appears inside.

Not having word lengths is making it difficult to solve.
I have about 17 answers.

[Antmark]

Isabella in crones

[Antmark]

That should have read ossb in crones

[hankir]

Thanks Antmark for crossbones.

Scottish words always confound me.
Help with this one please.

Mountains lacking dimension, old ones in Scotland.

[roslyn251254]

anes .... andes minus the d giving anes ..sc word for ones

[saladdodger]

Thanks to Antmark for crossbones and hankir for speeder

[hankir]

Thanks ros.
I will be back.
Trying to see if I can fit the words I have in the grid but no go yet.

[roslyn251254]

I've not got any in the grid yet either hankir...i shall try to solve my remaining 3 across clues and 7 downs , then have another go at the grid fit...

[hankir]

Thanks ros.
I am working on 3 across (12,14,17) and 11 down clues.

The two with British reference (22d, 23d): Hackney and Oxford.
I wonder if Hackney refers to the area or hy.
Oxford to university.

[roslyn251254]

i can help a bit hankir ....
17 ... guess at set on ... notes (marks) reversed?
22d ides (fish) ( in Hackney ... hides/skins?)
23d I think Oxford refers to a shoe ...so answer possibly shoo / go away ??

Can you help with 11d?

Which downs have you got ...

[Negomi]

I have notanda for 11d but cannot parse?

[Negomi]

Just got it, a don reversed with tan in.

[roslyn251254]

Whoops ... meant 11a not down but thanks anyway Negomi!

[hankir]

+Thanks ros.
Sorry I am just getting back to puzzles.
It's late for you.
11a is YELMs or Yealms but I cannot parse it.
I think straw bundles in the country is the def and Y+E A(re)lms.
I have following downs, after your help.

1. 2. 4,5,8,11.14.5.16.18.19.21.22.23.
Not all may be correct.

[hankir]

I think 24d is 4 letter word for tragic King.

For grid to be symmetrical, I think 1D and 19d have to match. Both are five letters long.
Also across clues pose a problem.
My first 3 across clues are 5 letter long but only one of the last three across clues is five letter long.
Without unclued lengths, this is going to be tough.

[roslyn251254]

RE the across clues...The 1st across clue is unclued and will match up symmetrically with 19a 7 letters. 2a will match up with 18a unclued must be 5 letters, 3a will match up with 17a etc...?
Downs aren't so straightforward to match apart from 14d and 16d which the preamble says match up as they are the 2 abbrevs.
For 6d i have drug (guard minus a then jumbled)
9d melee (me is the note + eel reversed)
14d BMA

I haven't got 18d or 19d if you can help

Will look in much later as I am out soon

[roslyn251254]

Thanks for 11a which must be yealms to match with 9a

[Neveracrossword]

Ros, I have Arcane for 18 D - Live around bog that's mysterious, Are, live, wit Can, bog, inside.

[roslyn251254]

Thanks Neveracrossword ..looks good ....how is your gridfill going?