bare bones sun. mail.july 18

[allcott]

22a get coalminer etc working in a kind of field
2d angry violet in a hat
6d reverend type upsetting germany with cowl
7d not having had one's fill of homespun federalism
15d see fever which is not well defined
16d fellow taking cooked oats in a plump type
17d dotty sort of dance
19d gradual movement of doctor by one foot
Thanks in advance

[soo50]

How many letters for these ?

[Oldred]

16d seen answered as fatso

[Oldred]

19d dr i ft

[Lie-in King]

22a Electromagnetic - anag 'get coal miner etc'
2d Livid - 'Vi(olet)' (in) 'lid' (hat)
6d Clergywoman - anag 'Germany + cowl'
7d "...homesp UN FED eralism"
15d Vague - V(ide) (Latin "see") + ague (fever)
16d Fatso - f(ellow) + anag 'oats'
17d Polka
19d Dr-1-ft

[Oldred]

17d polka ?

[soo50]

2d Violent ?
15d V (ague) ?
17d Polka ?
19d Drift. ?
I'm only guessing these as I don't know how many letters are in the words....

[Lie-in King]

Hi soo50 - Bare Bones is a "skeleton" type of crossword, where the blank squares also have to be filled in, so it's not always possible for a Q'er to include the numbers of letters :-)

[quinie]

19d drift?

[allcott]

thanks to you all , running for the 4.45pm post now-well, ambling actually -don't (can't) "do" run

[soo50]

Thanks Lie in King. I know the skeleton crossword, but you can usually get about 10 - 12 blanks filled in before tackling the words, so just thought there would be a rough idea of if it was a long or short word. ;-)