6d On the way out, not dead but very striving (5) V?I?G has to be VYING but can’t parse it. VYING can be Striving but “on the way out, not dead” would point to DYING. However the V is definitely...
Last one to get
7d Safe to take shelter in college ?E?E?H?U?E
Looks like Peterhouse. I can see "take shelter" is "house" but why does "safe" equal "peter"? Or is there another answer?...
Final one to get and I am wondering if there’s an error in the clue: 11a See CEO’s upset in lapse (7) D?O?A?E I can’t find anything to fit and it’s clearly not an anagram of See CEOs which the clue...
25a Nonsense about hire car one's kept driving ????E?T?A? Looks as though it could be TORRENTIAL which would fit with Driving [rain] and contains RENT i.e. HIRE but I cannot work out where the...
Last two to get plus COTW. ^ indicates a shared letter
2d Noble expected to embrace king ?U?^
10a Ornamental stone almost worn out ?A?^
COTW: European losing final in ping pong (4)...
Last two for me to get and I think I know what they are but can't parse: 17a Nothing hidden from view of bird's wing ?I?I?N looks like Vision but why? 22a Pass over captain for bowling S?I? looks like...
Some tricky four letter words this week! Including the one I can't get which is: 17a Mention view on the radio C?T? Cite doesn't seem quite right. And COTW: Lying Conservative in Number Ten endlessly...
Bit of an odd one. I have two clues to get which interlink, ^ being the common letter: 10a Rooms we’re acceptable but lacking finish S?I?^ 7d Kitchen utensil S?^?E? If 10a is SUITE that indicates 7d...
Last two to get and they interlink, with common letter denoted ^ 9a Pacific Island nation that's 75% "dotty"! (4) ?^?i has to be Fiji but damned if I can see why! 6d Sounds like kind, upright member...
3 to get: 7a English composer's partner in work of reference P?A?^ links with 4d "Man, for one is key" ?^?E Finally 14d Wave with heroes in action (5,5) W?I?E ?O?S? has to be White Noise which is a...