I have two clues : 1."By the sound of it, outstanding poetic work"; 2. "Helen's mother was first given aid after concealing identity". I have the answers ODE and LEDA but cannot parse.... ...
10a Forceful macho types stabbing surgeon (8) ?e?e?e?t 8d Old friend carrying gear in to begin with (10) c???i?s??? 17d Subtelty shown by staff in essentials (7) ?i?e?s? 11a Team spirit... ...
3d But does he highly value his financial stewardship? (9) t???s???? 13d Appease Conservative over stupid rowing crew, we hear (10) ???????ate 21a Heavy tool imposter used to fix... ...
Last few to finish 11ac What jailbird does to 'bring up rear' in interval (4,3) T??? L?g 21 ac Will confirmed as authentic degenerate on quitting (7) ?r?f??? 16 DN Barney boobs - virtually a feature of... ...
Finding this a toughie 12A. Child slept briefly in novel (9) R---A---- Not sure about the R 1A.Midshipman before leaving is relaxed (4-5) --S- G---- With explanation please Many thanks in advance
24ac: Jonson wrote this of news wire for papers (6) I have s???l? and 17dn: Shifted more copies than Oxford University Press: finally informed stores (7) I have o?t?e?d Help please
Just the one parsing query :- Like the clappers are striking : without end? (7) R?P?D?Y. It would apperar to be RAPIDLY (like the clappers) but, apart from a loose connection between IDLY and... ...
it's a jigsaw type crossword with clues in alphabetical order. Some clues yield an extra letter in the wordplay. Stuck on these last 4 which must start S/T/U/V/W/X/Y/Z Taxed adult departing island... ...