Finished, but don't quite understand 20d: Lady of extremely virtuous nature married mortal (6) ?TE?ED. I have 'stewed' - STE (female saint) + WED (married). But why mortal?
Not doing very well on right side of grid yet. Is 2a Where Jack whacked upright spike with line (11) 'Whitechapel' ('Jack whacked' as bridge allusion, 'upright spike' as chapel, but where the extra...
Finished at last (I think!), but have a query about 28a: Is behind the barrier at York, perhaps (6) TRA?LS. 'Trails' is 'is behind', but what has it to do with York?
Still only half-done - usually manage this on a Sunday afternoon, and have to go out soon! Confirmation of 23d might help - Voices are missing, time to get higher (5). I have 'altos'.
Just can't get this one - too many 'penciled' answers! A little help to get me going again would be much appreciated! - eg 17a might help (only letter I feel confident about is an "N"):...
Last letter to find!: 20d Turn to a study describing N African region (6). O?ADEN. Have found Ogaden and Oraden regions in Ethiopia, but Ethiopia is not North Africa (but Oraden is in north of...
Have spent all afternoon on this one and am still struggling with bottom right-hand corner, eg 53a In America, brief return of Disney, and a long, rubbish version of 'Cheers' '(8-2-3) A?T?R???-A?-T??....
I have completed it, but can someone please explain where the 'passion' comes from in 53a: Broadcaster and doctor in group of celebs with a passion (8,5). A?I?T?I? C?O?E.I have Alistair Cooke).
Stuck on 6d Son got near top in capital once (6, two words). I have A??HEN (not sure about my 3rd letter). And has anyone found a message in the symmetry??
Relatives arrive for Christmas tomorrow, so my end to Peace On Earth for a week, but want to finish this! Top of grid not gelling - maybe 1a would help: Dog starts to snap noisily biting one? Sue!...
Weh-hey! I have just received a nice 'Christmas' card from The Times, saying I won a prize for mephisto 2571. I have been submitting puzzles in for years, and this is the first time I have won...
Last one: 24d Island supplying Viagra, not through storing one in butt (G?E?A?A). Must be Grenada, but why? (Shame 'Guevara' isn't an island - found 'Maria Guevara's Tapas' as a navigational landmark...
Very hard, this one, because it includes a lot of 'Dumb Britain' wrong answers as the correct solutions, but I am getting there! So what might the correct wrong answer be to 52a What 'R' is Hillary...
