MOS - Clues please

[birdwoman]

Hi - my copy of MOS has a massive ink splodge right across the top of the clues of the �1000 crossword. Would anyone please be kind enough to give me the clues to the following:
Across: 8, 9, 12, 26, 28, 31 & 32
Down: 6, 7 & 10

Just the clues please no answers (yet!)

Many Thanks

[sarumite]

Across clues as folllows ...

8a Frederick Forsyth novel featuring the characters Mike Martin and Izmat Khan (3,6)

9a White-flowered West Indian plant Maranta arundinacea whose rhizomes yield an edible starch (9)

12a Henry ------, English stage actor-manager who died in 1905 (6)

26a Anna -----, winner of the 2003 Nordic Light Open women's singles tennis title (9)

28a Agatha Christie novel featuring the character Simon Doyle (5,2,3,4)

31a See 24

32a The part of the leg between the hip and the knee in humans (5)

Down clues to follow ...........

[sarumite]

6d Port in Yemen on the Red Sea that was formerly important for the export of Arabian coffee, or the coffee itself (5)

7d The ---- National Park in central California lies in the Siarrra Nevada Mountains (8)

10d Jack ----, TV playwright who wrote P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang and The Knowledge (9)

good luck :o)

[granny grump]

8 Frederick Forsythe novel featuring Mike Martin and Izmat Khan (3 6)
9 White flowered west indian planr Maranta arundinacea whose rhizomes yield an edible starch(9)
12 Henry --- English stage actor manager who died in 1905 (6)
26 Anna ---winner of 2003 nordic light open women's singles tennis title (9)
28 Agatha Christie novel featuring simon Doyle(5 2 3 4)
24 & 31 Subtitle of Startrek TV series that aired in America from 1993 to 1999 (4 5 4)
32 The part of the leg between the hip and the knee in humans (5)

6 Port in yemen on the Red Sea that was formerly important for the export of Arabian coffee, or the coffee it'self (8)
7 The --- National Park in central california lies in the Sierra Nevada Mountains(8)
10 Jack --- TV playwirght who wrote ptang, yang kipperbang and the knowledge (9)

Good Luck I haven't started it yet - hope I havent made too many typing errors

[sarumite]

7d .... typo, should read "Sierra Nevada Mountains"

[granny grump]

pipped at the post sarumite. I was wondering while I was typing if I would . Still better 2 answers than none

[sarumite]

Yes... must admit those were also my thoughts granny grump, which is why I posted after typing the across clues to see if it was mission already accomplished !

[birdwoman]

Many thanks to both of you for going to the trouble of typing all that - I would definitely have made more than 1 typo if it was me typing!!

[Argee2]

Sarumite and grannygrump - you both deserve three Gold Stars for going to all that trouble.
Best wishes.

[birdwoman]

Yes you're right Argee - three stars each for sarumite & granny!

[birdwoman]

Finished the crossword now thanks to you - now I have to work out how to put my name and address on it. I don't suppose you have the address too please do you?

[sarumite]

The Prize Crossword No 1279
The Mail on Sunday
PO Box 226
Prospect Centre
Thetford
IP25 6WU

good luck (S)

[eddiebun]

Hi birdwoman

My copy is exactly the same. At least the grey splodge leaves somewhere to put your name and address. There'll be some puzzled faces at the MOS, when we manage to send in completed copies !

[birdwoman]

Thanks again sarumite. Have some more stars!

[birdwoman]

Eddie my copy must be a bit worse because the name and address space is totally missing. I've had to get creative with some blank paper, sellotape & scissors. Just as well people on this site are so helpful or I would have had to throw it away!!