Times Jumbo Cryptic 1601

[croffis]

any answers

[Captain2]

Any questions first. :)))

[Neveracrossword]

If you give a clue or two, with letter counts and details of any you already have, I'm sure you'll get loads of help.

[Captain2]

You have to post us the clues, croffis, we haven't all got the crossword and we need to know which ones you require.

[Neveracrossword]

Captain2, I remembered to ask for letter counts and details this time...

[Captain2]

Show off ;0)))

[Neveracrossword]

Captain2 that little remark was aimed at myself - not you or anyone else!

[Captain2]

NaC, just a light hearted comment - and you were right to ask for the info. Unfortunately croffis doesn't seem to have got the hang of this site, even after 13+ years as a member.

[stevenj]

I promise I haven’t been doing the crossie non stop . The sun got his hat on , so we went for a walk in the park. It was really lovely . The skill of the herd enters, the beauty of the flowers and the trees, the birds singing! Everything came together. Wonderful ! .
It cleared my brain as well and I have almost finished the beast. I even have answers for the last two though I can’t work out any reason except they fit and meet the definition.
First: Tundra dwellers in estate for instance, one about to lose coat.
Carabou fits the letters I have and the definition ( but it it plural?). Why?
Second: Sally’s grabbing Penny’s white tipped flower parts. I’m pretty sure ‘flower’ is river not plant ( only because I can’t think of any plant parts that fit) and I have ?a?i?s so rapids fits and sort of meets the definition . But the rest?
steven

[stevenj]

“ herd enters” should have read gardeners! Sorry!

[stevenj]

I’ve just realised that this series of Q and As was started by riff is, not me.my query is elsewhere on the site.
steven

[stevenj]

Or croffis as s /he is named. The computer will insist on “ correcting “ me and others.

[stevenj]

I’ m still hoping for explanations to my queries

steven

[stevenj]

And answer came there none!