A bit harder today - at least I found it that way! Blossom Puzzle, December 27 Letters: C D E R I T Z My score: 306 points My longest word: 10 letters 🌻 🏵 🌹 🌼 🌷 🌸 🌺 💮 💐 🌻
I saw longer words after I finished - as always! Blossom Puzzle, December 26 Letters: D E G N H I T My score: 355 points My longest word: 11 letters 💐 🌷 🏵 🌸 🌼 🌺 🌻 🌹 💮 💐 🌷
Last two to parse please 24d old coin (no shilling) that may still be found (6) E?TA?T - presumably EXTANT (that may still be found) Is a sextant an old coin as well as the navigational... ...
Wordplay includes an extra letter not to be included in the grid. 12a Slave's contradictory support in Senegal! Answer ESNE (slave) The extra letter discarded is a T 9d Make certain daughter's... ...
9d Large mollusc from Mediterranean isle yielding form of oil (6) STRU?B 25d Grappling like this involves a medical man (5) ?AMB? 33a This crate with lid we'll get adapted for older wines (5) S?R?N... ...