I have completed these before but I am stumped this time. The clues should be entered "Jigsaw fashion in the grid". What exactly does that mean? I have answers to all of the clues and I am fairly sure...
I asked this ages ago but just in case there is some clever person out there who missed it...
17d: Conductor to write in cuts on King and I. I have M?N?O?S?I...
I have been taking statins for the past 8/9 years. I have been having half a grapefruit and a glass of orange juice for breakfast for many more years. Last night I read a novel in which one of the...
21A: Jam in splits? These won't help much. I have ?H?O?T?C?S. Looks like "CHOPSTICKS" but I can't see why? The clue of the week beats me this week, too: Tea before noon can give you wind. 7 letters,...
28a: Contralto, female in charge, producing great work. I have R?A?A?C although the second "A" could be a bit iffy. By the way, for anyone else attempting this, the pattern for 29a should be 2,7,2,4...
I have two I am not sure about and nobody else has asked the question so it must be me. 25a: In love, rejecting source of distress E?O? Looks like "EROS" but why? 45a: member of Ordinariate maybe...
I found this one quite obscure and not very satisfying. I thought some of the clues were a bit woolly. I am left with 3d: Powerful draft that's caught round flooring. I have K?I?G so it looks like...
5a Damn banks cut bank activity. I have F?S?I?G. It looks like "FISHING" which is an activity which can take place from a bank but I do not understand the word play. Help would be much appreciated...
3D: 1st Baron - English novelist, dramatist and statesman 1803-1873. L?T?ON. According to my Dictionary of English literature, the answer is "Lyttleton". I can only fit this in if I write small. Did...
I just tried to submit my answers to Number 25523 (which according to the paper was printed on Saturday 20/07/2013) and it came up with the grid for a crossword dated 10/07/2013. When I tried to...
9a Obama's "tender" party will, shortly, with God's backing. ?O?L?R Could somebody explain 22d please? Bloody hell! A promise from Cyclops! It looks like "MY WORD" but I do not understand the...
I have asked before but thought that now other people are asking questions I would try again: 18a: Embellishes melodies ignored by one European composer ?A?E?E. "VARESE" has been suggested but I cant...
