Ev 1422

[Brownbelle]

Am I the only one struggling with this?? No posts anywhere...
2d. O Banks and G Henry(5)
Clue may lead to extra letter or ignore a needed letter. HELP needed on several fronts!

[Nical]

The answer is very like HELP!!!

[fiction-factory]

Do these have a definition?

[fiction-factory]

If so I'm wondering if the definition is O (as in Oh!)

[novalis]

Fiction-factory is right with the definition.

[Brownbelle]

Not sure what definition is....Still in the dark and hoping to hear from anyone engaged with this puzzle.
Managed to finish the last 4 but brain obviously being menaced by Dennis this week!

[novalis]

The answer is a 5 letter word beginning aa and is a cry of anguish or frustration.

[fiction-factory]

That's what I was thinking. I can't fully parse the first bit though- can't see the Banks bit

[fiction-factory]

I'm not sure if third letter is A or G

[fiction-factory]

^or R even

[novalis]

The third letter is R.

[fiction-factory]

Got it then but apart from the last two letters I can't parse the rest

[fiction-factory]

Banks should be Blanks when missing letter added?

[roslyn251254]

could the banks bit be asars with S as the omitted /extra letter ?

[novalis]

Asar are sand-banks. S is the extra clued letter which needs removing.

[Aldhelm]

I am struggling too, with a blank bottom left corner. How about:

33a Glaswegian sailor joining special forces in Canada.

Any help is appreciated.

[fiction-factory]

What is the letter count and any known pattern please

[Nical]

FF, I had SA?LTS so went with Saults, waterfalls in Canada. I'm not sure how it parses, not sure if there's an extra letter or an ignored letter!

[novalis]

Saut (Scottish form of salt = sailor + S for special. L is unclued so sauLts.

[Aldhelm]

Silly me, of course: for 33a it's 6 letters ending in S. That's all I have.

[Aldhelm]

Silly me again. I see it's been answered above. Thanks to all who helped.