lovatt,s stinker

[jubo]

3d, film set worker, g?ip
217a, ink secreting marine creature, cut?????s?
142d, gun barrel part, ch??e
290a, freudian slip, ????erhxi?
271d, noun constructed from a verb,g?r???
254d, tambourine, tib????
277a, watery wisps from a cloud, ????a
many thanks in advance

[tyrepill]

3d Grip

[boxtops]

217 cuttlefish

[boxtops]

271d gerund

[jubo]

hi box tops, i have cuttlefish for 217a, but i can,t get 208 down to fit. the clue is conspired together, c?e?u??d. can only think of colluded but that doesnt fit.

[Infomaniac]

A freudian slip is parapraxis so you may have some of your other answers wrong

[boxtops]

I can only think of concurred but that doesn't help you with the E!

[Infomaniac]

142d choke

[jubo]

hi infomaniac, i have choke for 142d, but can,t get 159a to fit with that,159a is swindles ??pk.

[Infomaniac]

I don't have the crossword but could swindle be rook?

[sandyRoe]

159a Rook?

[Infomaniac]

227a virga?

[factor-fiction]

swindles is gyps I recall.
I'm sure colluded is right.

[jasmine_alexa]

3d...grip 290a...parapraxis 254d...timbrel 141d....chase 217a...cet????pod still working on that one