Wordplay has an extra letter: 18a Bulge and shrink successively of Neptune, say, without luminance (4) P?NT must be pant ... extra letter is E ...parse please? Normal clue: 6d Important date half...
13a Deathly sign has old ladies stifling uncontrolled sobs. Number of letters not given but i "suspect" it may be 10
19a Journalist probing society dignitary, one making a career...
Each clue contains an additional word that must be removed before solving: 11a Only Mark roused early with energy for a yo-yo (6) ?ER?L? 28d Family restrict wearing flight across Ohio(6) IN??O? 29d...
9a One suggesting expert puzzle? (8) 2 letters are omitted from this answer for grid entry for which I have ??O?E? 22a Dealer makes bluejacket turn hot to cold (8) as above...grid entry C?Y?A? (not...
10a Dame involved in crime withholding number a car possessed (9) C?R?S?I?E 26a One behind Heart of Midlothian? That's too much! (5) S?O?* 21d Perhaps Jane worried about American close to Tarzan (6)...
There is a an extra letter in the clue which has to be removed before solving: 10d In bridge, avoid playing after smacking one acting like this? (10) ??ER?????N? (N & R doubtful..sorry) 24d Future...
27a Device for scattering drops identifier of psychological condition (8)
?S?E?*?R
22d Very curious compromise between legendary pair of giants? (4) ?A?*
* is the crosser of both clues...
9a Folk dancing in the capital of China (6) ??H??
24a By using Toilet Twinning, starts to reach target (4)
14a Laboratory chemicals are broken down by WC (8) ????E???...
It's cleverer to squander soft azure (11, 2 words)
the answer is reduced to 5 letters for entry into the grid. So........... I think 9 of the 11 letters are BITTERNLE + ??...
Have a complete grid which i think is all ok because of the way the theme works in it... but just want to tidy a few things up... There is a single letter misprint that must be corrected before...
Wordplay yields an extra letter 16a Strong point in place of ancient mound (5) F?R?? ....... looks like FORTE but can't parse? (The extra letter is L) 9d Perceive rising energy in core (4) NI??...
Wordplay has an extra letter 8a Performed shuffling 30's dance bent down under pressure (6) ?AG?ED extra letter will be H (not sure if it's relevant but answer to 30 is clog) 24d Dresser, arguing in...
34,36 Reserve copper in Germany, half cut, takes lid off cylinders damaging Spenser's coffer (4,2;6) ... only have "C" as 2nd letter of the 6 letter word
39 Tory Lord, wildly errant (9) ?R???????...
Can anyone help please with the phrase to be written under the grid (supposedly deduced from the additional words from across clues)?
Thanks for any help...