2dn Plant once thought to be a cure for hernias R???U?E?O?T something wort?
3dn Tell about what happened in a distorted way M???E?O?T
Baffled, I'm afraid....
1ac 17th century expression meaning elaborate decoration C?I???M, ?R?N?U? 3dn Underground water channel ??T???T?R?N 23dn To be permanently present I?D?E?L Maybe it's me but Polymath seems distinctly...
6dn Showing a high degree of refinement. S?E?T? I know svelte has been given earlier, but my Chambers gives nine alternative adjectives for svelte: none of them is a synonym for refined and all of...
28 ac Italian family of 17th and 18th century violin-makers G?A?N?E?I Surely the answer is Guarneri, but it looks like they want Guaranieri Any comments?
24d Garden structure for growing sweet peas, clematis, runner beans or other climbing plants. I know it's been firmly claimed to be obelisk earlier in the day, but, having done a good deal of surfing,...
9d The height of unbelievability of a story? T?L?N?S? I can only get tallness for this, but it's such a weak answer to a weak clue that I feel I must be missing something. Anyone feel more confident -...
