I should know this but ......

[HRESPANA]

.... having a dumb moment - 27A anyone? Thanks.

[kayakamina]

Clue?

[Philosopher]

USUR(p)ER

[kayakamina]

How could you know that?

[quinie]

Good morning and welcome to AB,HRESPANa. Please let us have the clue,number of letters and any letters placed. Obviously Philosopher must be doing this crossword-when I first read it I thought "having a dumb moment" was the clue LOL.

[RocW]

It would also be useful to use the publication/puzzle as a title. this could help others looking for the same answer.

[HRESPANA]

Sorry - this was my first post - I had to put in the crossword number and paper when I entered the question so hadn't realised I had to repeat it.

Sunday Times 4475 - today, 4 March

Clue is: Without authority one seizes penniless loan shark (6)

[Sibelius123]

There is no 27 across HRESPANA !

[HRESPANA]

Oh yes there is Sibelius123 - Sunday Times online - Philospher obviously saw it too so it's no hallucination!

[Sibelius123]

maybe it's a different crossword. I was refering to the "You" magazine from the Mail on Sunday 4th March number 1,271. The last number across is 26 Harmony

[MarkRae]

> I was refering to the "You" magazine from the Mail on Sunday 4th March number 1,271

And how, precisely, did you expect anyone to know that? Telepathy, perhaps...?

[Sibelius123]

In what regard?? To me the guy asking the question was on about the same crossword which we are all doing. Cupid was right about you!

[MarkRae]

<sigh>

[Sibelius123]

As she pointed out, being new to this answer bank thing it is easy to make mistakes and it takes time to get used to it. If you sew the wind you may reap the whirwind!

[dundurn]

MarkRae - as it said in the answer to another post where you tried to help - you win some, you lose some!