You crossword 3rd Feb

[jodder]

26 across Asserted, insisted I have -l-r-e- and have exhausted all my dictionaries , paper and on-line. Can anyone help please?

[baitress]

the answer is claimed. I think you will find that the answer to 24 down is grim not gory as you probably put like I did at first.

[whitehill]

Are you sure about the r? Could it be alleged?

[jobjockey]

thanks I was just going to ask the same question

[jodder]

Thank you all very much, I had put gory too!!

[jonty23]

Hi, I have GRIM and CLAIMED, Regards, John.