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stevenj | 17:14 Sun 18th Sep 2016 | Crosswords
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Just when you all thought i wouldn't be requesting help, up i come with Steven's Weekly Appeal for Guidance (SWAG).
As ever, most of the guidance i need is to explain WHY certain answers are correct. One is more basic.
First, "Stick with job after most of plan goes astray". I think the answer is "cement" which sort of fits with the "stick" bit. But the rest?
Next: "I leave contest after receiving non-consecutive notes, being uninformed."Ignorance"? . That fits the "being uninformed element, but i don't get the rest.
Thirdly, "Element knocked back and mostly damaged". I am pretty sure that the element is sulphur and i see that the "hur" bit is "mostly damaged" (hurt). But the rest again?
And finally, the one that i can't get an answer that makes sense. "Sea and trees represented in various bits of the picture. I have *e*h*r*e. The only word i can think of that fits is "Seahorse" but that can't be it,can it? For a start the word "sea" is in the clue so is hardly likely to be in the answer. But, in any case, it doesn't make sense.
Please help.
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"Stick with job after most of plan goes astray". I think the answer is "cement" which sort of fits with the "stick" bit. But the rest?

Job - Placement

Remove - Pla(n) to leave......

Cement
Placement minus pla(most of plan) = cement
First Placement (job) minus pla(n_
(Pla)cement (job)
"I leave contest after receiving non-consecutive notes, being uninformed."Ignorance"? . That fits the "being uninformed element, but i don't get the rest.


I go + Race round N
Tesserae anag sea, trees
Mostly damaged is hur(t)
And (plus)reversed is sulp
Element... The Plus in the answer is the 'and' in the clue - and it's reversed/'knocked back'.
Hi Steven - hope all are well?

Cement - from 'placement' (job), most of 'pla(n)' goes astray
Ignorance - 'n(ote x2)' (non-consecutively, in) 'I + go + race'
Sulphur - 'plus' (and, knocked back) + 'hur(t)'
Tesserae - anag 'sea + trees'
Tesserae - anagram of sea trees
Steven could I ask that you ask your questions complete with clue numbers - it's a big grid to search through without them.
Apologies for my 'ignorance' too lol - missed the other 'n'
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Wow!!! You are all amazing. So generous with your support.
Sorry Mamyalynne. I thought that if i quoted the clue, I didn't need to give the clue number. I'll remember in future (and there certainly will be more times!)
And thanks to Scorpiojo for correcting my spelling of fuchsia which stopped me getting tesserae (not sure i'd have got it anyway but my query would have been different).
But to all six of you, many many thanks. I'll be able to concentrate better at Mass now that i don't have unresolved clues. SWMBO will be pleased!
steven
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