Saga May

[shaneystar2]

Stuck on a last few
8D Do nothing to cover old setter's offence swallowing old protein (10) A?T?M?O?A?
25 A (6,4) Not much for girl to stomach ?
Little ?A??
23D Stockholder gains extra with right investment (4)
???E

[gen2]

25a Little Mary = stomach

[gen2]

23d = Byre

extra = bye (cricket) with R (right) in = byre (which holds stock animals)

[shaneystar2]

gen2 you are a star many thanks ..this gives me Byre for 23 D
Just the one to go now .
How are things in South Georgia ? I laughed my socks off at that one ...I don't think some of them realise gentoo is a penguin !

[shaneystar2]

Whoops... crossed posts there!

[valerieb1254]

Hi shaneystar2,

Are your letters correct for 8d, as I can't get anything at all with them in my spellchecker.

Val.

[gen2]

I'm glad someone appreciated my home being on SG. Look out for me if you come down on one of those tourist ships - I'm usually near the try-pots in front of the manager's house of the old whaling station.

Sorry about 8d, I have nothing to suggest for that.

[shaneystar2]

Hi Val ...I can't get anything either ..I have come up with Antimonial but this makes my 17A wrong
17A is...
Eg,Barenboims lost a degree in enthusiasm.
I had Estro .maestro less the MA (degree). But I can't find any word such as Estro.
If Antimonial is correct ..which I think it Is then the letters i have left for 17A are E?T?N

[valerieb1254]

Chambers

Estro ( Enthusiasm or height of poetic inspiration )

[shaneystar2]

No...Estro is correct ...have just found it in Bradfords.
So ...still struggling !!

[shaneystar2]

Thanks Val .....
This now makes my clue what it was in my post . I'm sure all my across clues are correct.

[valerieb1254]

Hi again,

Only thing I can come up with is EXTEMPORAL, (Spoken or done without preparation ). But It doesn't fit with your A, and i can't get my head round the clue.

Val.

[shaneystar2]

Found it ....Actomyosin. In Bradfords.I had a letter wrong in an across clue after all.
Why do I torment myself with the Saga xword !!
Many thanks gen2 and Val for your help.

[shaneystar2]

So obscure these clues in saga val .. Act (do) O (nothing) my (the setter)
sin (offence) and swallowing an O for old.
Actomyosin

A protein complex that is the essential contractile substance of muscle, composed of the globulin myosin and actin.

[valerieb1254]

Well done I can now put my brain to rest. Never heard of Bradfords, is it a Dictionary.

[shaneystar2]

Yes Val ..well worth treating yourself to.
I have the paperback 6th edition .�11.99 but think I paid less on a deal on Amazon when my son ordered some books.
it's by Anne R. Bradord.
Anne Bradford has been compiling her Crossword Solver�s Dictionary since 1957, and regularly publishes new editions. She devotes a considerable time each day to solving crosswords, and notes, on average, 150 words a day. She is an active member of the Crossword Club and also sets crosswords. She lives in London.
Shaney x

[valerieb1254]

Cheers shaneystar2,

I'll treat myself to one.

Val xxx