October issue: All are Scottish words or terms and also could also be regional Scottish terms or variations. Due to difficulty and variations of spelling, some of my adjoining letters might be in...
September Issue This crossword is primarily Scottish words, terms or variations of words or spellings common to regions of Scotland. 1a. Long-legged (4,7) L??? / ???N?I? Possibly LANG ???N?I? 2d. Name...
6d. Urgency of changing speed limit is (11) D?S?S?A?I?N
(possibly hyphenated / two words or more)
Maybe D?S? STATION or some other concoction
Many thanks...
22d. Unwell, looking for sympathy (5) H???Y I have HECHY but can't confirm the word even exists (after Scottish word HECH quoted as expressing pain, sorrow or contempt). Maybe a regional slang word as...
Only a few to go - tippex has been busy I'll let you know what's left and explain letter make up (as theirs been so many changes since original posts). 14a. Outset (5) A?H?O A from TWA for two, H from...
Getting closer but the more correct answers I get seems to make existing answers wrong. 9d. Two ((3) ??? (I have TWA as Scottish for two) 12d. Boggy ground (4) M?S? (I have MOSS (ie Flanders Moss or...
A couple more I'm not sure about 12a. Nasty weapon (5) M?L?Y (I have MALKY as a term for being slashed, chibbed (or headbutted), so assuming a razor might be a MALKY?) 20d. Twelve inches (3) ??? (I...
This month are all Scottish words or slang (some are also regional too). Not easy as I might have a couple of incorrect answers providing incorrect letters. 4d. Rabble (5) ?E?N? 14a. Outset (5) A?H.O...
21d. Dog could often receive great interest at start of show (5) C?R?? Last letter possibly I depending on if 25a is correct. Initially thought CURIO (CUR being dog) but 25a might put an I as last...
3d. Go south and fool around (4) P?S? Possibly PASS if the ass part if from fool? 18d. A Parisian's main point is simple (4) ?E?E Possibly MERE if mer refers to french sea (or main), with other E...
25a. At the time of the second word you read to children (4) ???? Possibly UPON ? 27a. Stifle when around on their own (6) ?T???? 23d. Camel ate and threw up (5) ????? (3rd letter possibly U if 25a is...
7d. Dish drinker in anarchy (7) ??S????
15a. Top do in a frontier position (4) ????
19d. Junction drag (7) T??????
22a. Main thoroughfare inside (4) ????
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6d. Pong about tweaked down disruption (9) ??R?????E 12a. Before, in the search ring to this matter (8) H?R????? 16a. Enliven soft lowly RAF (4) ???? 16d. Savanna annoyance with broken couple (7)...
30a. River Findhorn tributary with celebrated Falls turns into a latrine! A?T?A?I?
So an anagram of A LATRINE but I can't find a tributary or falls with any candidates for an answer.
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5d. A wave? (4) ?E?M Surely it must be BEAM - but why? Are they the same? 24d. British district warrants this much exclamation (4) S?H? surely has to be SOHO but besides being a district in Britain -...
5d. Seen at front to prevent chafing (6) P?U?C? Surely must be PAUNCH by why? can anyone explain? Only other candidate would be POUNCE - but I'm thinking a PAUNCH would be at the front. Many thanks...
