3d. Powerful draught that's caught round flooring. I think it is 'koing' (knock-out-ing) - because fits my other letters and seems to make most sense out of no sense. But I don't like it, and don't...
23a Truly 'thankless child', last character to move to centre scale? (5).
We have the answer, but can anyone explain the reasoning. Please see postings on www.crosswordsolver.org/forum....
27a When away simmer a lot of stew without fruit(9). Answer must be 'persimmon', but why? Looks like an anagram using 'simmer', but all my mental gymnastics have failed me on finding whence the PON......
Wordfinder: I have been playing around with these anagram letters for too long (rarely watch TV - too busy doing crosswords!). What do the letters PSHOAELLURN suggest?...
In a bit of a mess: I have AOO?? for 24a 'Stop to eat nameless, thick soup'. Where have I gone wrong, please? And 2d'Crack troops to leave excursion in Welsh festival' HA? looks like haj, but I can't...
Had our Xmas meal on Xmas Eve, spoiled by a dog fight between a female cocker-spaniel and a dalmatian bitch under the table over a dog toy. Had to break up the fight. Spaniel left the room and...
Is anyone else doing this week's? Have enjoyed struggling to the end but have one letter left to fill in at 16a... 'Birds pecking at nuts? It's dry inside'. The definition has 5 letters, including an...
Have struggled to near completion, but can't get2d: Cross letters with cross answer spoken in the heat of the moment (2 words) I?RI?A. I originally had 'in rage', which I could find justification for,...
26d As Carmen on... Norma one's wrong! (5 - 'Carmen' and 'Norma' in italics). I have 'scena', but can't make sense of the clue. There is an obvious anagram there, with a superfluous C...
1a Revolutionary class starts to run command as before HE?S?E. I think 'heaste' (obs. for 'hest'), but would be happier if I could find an r(un) in it!
