I only got round to doing this puzzle today and found 22 Is. I noted that Marjessica had posted 23 Is on Sunday at 12.28, and this was agreed by both brainiac and Radagast. So, I started to look for...
Just the one from Saturday's Times :-
To finish with, could you do some housework? (7) D?S?I?G. Looks like DUSTING (housework), but I don't get the rest....
Two parsing queries from today's Times :- 1) Prepare for cooking a plant - do it with mincing? (3,3,4) T?P ?N? T?I? It's obviously TOP AND TAIL, but I don't get the "mincing" bit. 2) Completely taken...
Thank you all. Still stuck in the top right hand corner :-
Lots of liquid rising in vessel (5) S???P
Country that splits the difference between male and female adults? (4) ??A?...
Get out into open sea? It helps to keep net in position (8) C?????A? Something irrational in male saint that's rejected top deity (8) ??Y???A? Could it be OLYMPIAN? Like some bears hiding quietly in...
Three parsings I can't get or don't like :- Had unusually sound tips for purchase (8) ADHESION, Why does "sound tips" = ESION? Brother's style indeed shown after Mass? (7) TONSURE. Since when did...
Just the one letter!! :- Portion of sorbet or an antiquated mince pie? (3) O?B. The word play and the two identified letters (O & B) do strongly suggest ORB, but I can't find any justification for the...
Just 2 :- 14Dn :- With no show of uncertainty finds where supporters stand (8) T???A?E?. I think it's TERRACES (where supporters stand) but don't understand "with no show of uncertainty". 18Ac :-...
CotW :- Article that's sharp at the edges (7) C?????? (Originally in The Times). !s it possible that the answer is only 6 letters long instead of 7. I would then suggest CLAUSE, but I don't see how...
Just two parsing queries :- Check energy in sweet food (4,6) S?E? G?N?E?. Looks like STEM GINGER, but is Ginger valid for "energy", and is STEM GINGER really valid for "sweet food"?. What peer has,...
7dn :- Dream of clock perhaps on top of abbey (7) C?I?E?A. Looks like CHIMERA (Dream) and CHIME = clock, but why/how does RA = abbey? 19Dn :- Extremely eager dog restrained by gracious Queen's lead...
One parsing query please :- 2Dn Flipping insubstantial parts I'm going to name Olivia or Orsino (8) I?L?R??N. Olivia and Orsino were both characters from ILLYRIA in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, but...
Yes, I know it's a long time ago.....Leaves disconnected phone around middle of den (7) L?T?U?E.
It's obviously LETTUCE (Leaves), but I can't parse the rest....