Mephisto

[foxspur]

1ac Sap could get disagreeable answer out of nothing (4) I have ?U??
27dn Oriental visitor? Sucker having a hole in jersey (4) I have P??O but not sure about the P. All help appreciated.

[Mamyalynne]

27 Polo - Marco/Mint/Sweater

[mallyh]

27 polo

[mallyh]

1a sura?

[mallyh]

sura is in my book under sap but can't parse it

[foxspur]

Thanks Mamyalynne and Mallyh. Sura is sap, as you say, but I can't parse it. I'll use it on the couple I still need. Thanks again.

[pega]

Please could you help me with
7d End of prayer so let it be soup 5 r??en
17d Women in Cantonese yard beginning to serve teas 8 twa?ta?s
5d Uncomfortable injecting silicon in the middle 6 m?s?a?
Thanks for helping

[mallyh]

end of prayeR amen

[foxspur]

Pega, 17 down is twankays. T w anka y s Tanka are Cantonese boat dwellers.

[foxspur]

mallyh - the S in sura is right so I am going with it!

[Mamyalynne]

Would 'Suck'fit?


To suck - to sap

If something is disagreeable 'it sucks' (slang)


ust thinking aloud.

[mallyh]

5d mesial ...si is silicon ,mesial =middle

[Neveracrossword]

Isn't Sura just Sour/disagreeable, with the 'o' removed (out of nothing) and then add A for answer?

[foxspur]

Mamyalynne, the problem with "suck" is that the corresponding down word would have to begin KTL!! The down clue is. A preposterous wit who provides column (5) I think it's ATLAS - is a salt a wit?

[foxspur]

It is dry or pungent wit!

[mallyh]

yes salt =wit(TY)

[Mamyalynne]

I wasn't aware of the other crossers , sorry.


Parse for 'Sura' seems plausible.

[foxspur]

Mamyalynne, please don't apologise! No reason why you should have been aware. Thanks for trying to help.

[foxspur]

Thanks for the parse for SURA, Neveracrossword.

[Neveracrossword]

Foxspur, glad I could help.