19ac plant genus of the daisy family that includes tarragon, wormwood etc. 9 letters' ?r??????a ( I put artemisia) but it doesn't fit with 1 down 1d small wind instrument comprising a keyboard with a...
Am very puzzled! 1A Frost deposit -degrees start falling(4) It can only be "hoar" , but, pray tell me, WHY ?? My brain has not seized up yet, but I just can't understand the logic........
Have finally got round to this! Stuck on just one; 57A The selvage on woven fabrics(4) I have L?S? - but can't for the life of me find an answer anywhere ! Can any kind soul help, please?
Really puzzled by 2 clues. 10A Within the aristocracy without a middle-man (4-2-4) ?E?R?O?E?R and 27A Eccentric message (4) ?A?D . Can anyone help, please? You never know, one day (after 8 yrs) I...
Am tearing my hair out ! Only one to go and can't get it. 43A A hot sauce or paste made with piri piri chilli and olive oil (7) I thought it might be tabasco but that doesn't fit. I have ?A?I?S? Can...
Really baffled ! 18A Small savoury item of food served as appetiser (5-6) I have A?U?E ?O?C?E; but can't find the answer (last one !) Thanks, pretty sure I've got the down clues right.
I am utterly baffled! 2D Tune on instrument makes it invisible (3,6) I have A?R/?U?T?R, but have googled, checked out dictionaries etc etc but can't seem to get anywhere. Can anyone help, please?
Completely stumped in bottom RH corner ! 28A Chain to a London bridge (6) I have ???E?T. I presume 24D is "Novel", but can't quite see why. Can anyone help please?
Help, please; stuck on one 21A Short horizontal timber fixed to top of post to increase the bearing area and reduce free span (7) ?O?S?E? Is it "bolster" ?? Should know, I'm a carpenter !!...
Baffled by 25A European city where many Irish people live (7) i have M?N?T?R. Is it Munster (seems a bit obvious !) or Minster ?? Last one, help appreciated, thanks
Only just got round to this! one to go....25A Position of a flower (5) I have L?E?S, but can't for the life of me find anything that fits or makes sense. A very happy New Year to all ABers
Really stuck on two 19A Milkmaids in song and Santa's 5, for example (6) ?C?E??; and 20D Waits at Christmas, for example, for some birds (7) ??N?E?S. Many thanks and a Merry Christmas to all you...
