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... ...
I still have problems matching the solutions down and across. 2d: Deny it all you like but it's plainly so ! 4/9 letters. ?o?? and ?e?u?t?o? Could it be nose reduction !! ??
Hope this does not create a new thread. While I am most of the way through here I note that there are supposedly 6 unclued answers. Available lights - 49, clues - 43 which fits but for 7-letter... ...
Not too bad this week, but help please 12a Little women - a sensation! 4 letters ??I? 16a Cross republican rounds on Democrat 4 letters r??d 24a. King Alfred briefly redirected criticism 4 letters... ...
10A As you'd expect, oral testament includes area where body parts will be found (8) _ E _ T _ R _ L 17A So you will have managed to solve at least one clue! (4) _ H _ S (THIS? THUS?)