Genius 253 Help Please

[quinol]

have resumed the struggle, hints welcome

(letter/s) missing)

part of romeo fighting (8) -a-i---

romance writer looked surprised (4/4) -e-e---

papers without a shot: space for written work (5/4)

-r-----

Is there a well-known book called Inventory?

[ProfessorMaisie]

'Part' is the def. and the first letter is missing for the entry - initial letter + synonym for 'fighting.'

'Romance' is an extra word - usual 3 letters for the writing implement + 4 letters for 'looked' (entry loses first letter).

'p[a]pers' anag + printing measure (2 letters) with 2 letters omitted for the entry.

Yes, 'Inventory' is a poem.

[ProfessorMaisie]

...your 'i' should be T for the first one, and the initial is from the Nato alphabet.

 

[quinol]

thank you prof m, still stuck, thought the t had to go from vitamin because not in wordplay

[JJ109]

The V goes from vitamin = itamin

it= sex

am =morning

in =at home

[JJ109]

The part = a thing like 1/3, 7/8, 1/2 etc

[ProfessorMaisie]

I see you went for the Roman numerals, VI = 'sex'/six (it's becoming almost as popular as it/sex in crosswords these days, quinol}.

[quinol]

many thanks jj and profm for 1d (you're right I went for vi not it), no further on yet with the others sadly

[JJ109]

(F) R(omeo) + action

(O) pen eyed

Pr(O)se P(O)em = P(a)pers + Em (anagram)

[JJ109]

as Prof Maisie says, in the second one, ignore "Romance", it is one of the 6 extra words that lead to the author