55a Playing with make-up? Time to break certain ingrained habit(6,6) is SECOND NATURE but why? Ingrained habit = definition. T breaking SURE gives some letters but make up? OR Playing with= second?
10a Marine guide turns into wicked old grandee is as already answered Magnifico. But, why? grandee=magnifico. 20a Vintage Times puzzle(4) looks like CLUE but why vintage Times?
1d Enter - it's a key on a modern keyboard(6) is INSERT, I think but why? Where's the cryptic part? Also 18a Magician takes short drink outside court(11) is NECROMANCER, I think, court being romance....
4542 was the number of this week's Sunday Times cryptic crossword. There are questions and answers on the site for this but a search does not reveal them.
1a Film society in 15 making reservations(8) --S-R-S- looks like distrust or mistrust given that 15 is RUT. Which and why please? 1d In south of France, one's not promising to head north(4) is then...
14a) The watercourse doesn't start around fountain (5) is TREVI as already answered!! but why please? _IVERT i.e. a word that doesn't start around gives me divert.. a watercourse? ps Dean - I like a...
21d Three Russian officials keep Israeli PM away from Gorbachev's policy(6) is TROIKA, I think but why? Gorbachev's policy was Troika. 3d Titan carrying collection of books - one is " The Lost...