Prize gk online I am either stuck or there could be an error in the crossword. 18a City on Belarus on the Neman River (6) ..O.N. Think it must be GRODNO However, that creates a G in the following. 14d...
Parsing explanations required. 4d Namely, awfully nice and picturesque (6) SCENIC Where does the SC come from? 5d See about cutting charge? It's not straightforward (8) INDIRECT Cryptically,...
22d Present case for music on radio (5) E___E 24a Head did act when ordered (6) I think these are EMCEE and ADDICT. I guess HEAD could be an addict as in CRACK HEAD. Not sure about EMCEE. Am I right...
19a Sun's effect on selected players that produces traction on board (7)
C_P_T_N
I guess it must be CAPSTAN but unusually, I cannot understand this at all. So am I right and, if so, why?...
8d One working in the kitchen cooked sports cuisine (13)
_E_C_S_I_N_S_
Looks like PERCUSSIONIST (anagram of SPORTS CUISINE) but why would they work in the kitchen?...
8a Motor racing, timid? Unlikely (5) _I_H_
24d Melt tip and root of eggplant stuffed into razor shell (6) R_N_E_
Not sure if either are "not further defined " clues...
Usual situation. Last one, have an answer, cannot parse it. 28a Not a Brit's sort of job? (9) F_r_i_n_r Must be FOREIGNER as it is 'Not a Brit'. However, don't understand the 'sort of job'. Another...
As usual, have answers but cryptic parsing missing... 21a Odd choice (4) R_R_ must be RARE and hence a double definition. I can see that ODD is a synonym but CHOICE? 18a Dialogue as yet unmentioned in...
Parsing question 18a Is embracing spin in part of symphony refinements (12) I_P_O_E_E_T_ I have IMPROVEMENTS for "refinements". I guess the I and S from "Is" are around the other cryptic bit but I...
Sorry last one I cannot parse.
21d Brooded: "Nonetheless, Trump's only just got started" (7)
T_O_G_T must be THOUGHT (brooded). The rest is a mystery...
Think I have the answer but, yet again, cannot cryptically parse it. 18a Trump, acquiring name for Mexican leader, snapped "***! Become white!" (4,4) The * is a letter i. T_R_ P_L_ must be TURN PALE...
2 left... 25a Poet in bare study (6) _R_D_N Last bit must be DEN and only poet coming to mind is DRYDEN. That would mean DRY is "bare". Does that make sense and if so, how? 7d Odds still short (5)...
I have an answer to 4d but have not been able to parse the cryptic bit. Person in charge perhaps is not a single person (2,3) I have NO ONE. I get the "not a single person" but how does the first part...
3d Decent result of spring cleaning (3,2,5) I had the letters N?T ?O ?U?T? ... is it NOT SO RUSTY? also 12a Wet grass (4) ?E?D ... I can only come up with WEED as a possible double definition but am...
26a Stupid *** gets in *** as magazine proprietor (7) I have.... S_R_B_S Looks like Strobes to me (possibly anagram of "***" and "b" representing "***") but if that is the answer, I...
