Baffled by 2,3 "Down payment raised in company owned by 26's rival in 9" I have ?L?E ?R?G?N It looks like BLUE DRAGON. But apart from Blue=DOWN and DRAGON being a space tourism company (but owned by...
Help would be appreciated for the parsing of 30A: "Pearl oyster has born? Could be this stone, yes?" From the crossers it must be HARBOR (the pearl). If the letters of " stone, yes" are taken from...
Stuck on one entry. 48a FORMER SCOTTISH BORDER ROYAL BURGH'S NAME. I have ?n?a?. I think it is a theme since, unless I've miscounted, there are 15 across themers. Could it be INCAN (a Royal enclosing...
9d "triangular structure redesigned for twelve housing first of them" I have ?RO?TOON. the only word I can fit is FROMTOON, which I cannot find in Chambers, (=amagram of FOR with MOON containing T)....
I have most of the clues solved cold. When altering them according to the letter shift code, does every letter have to be encoded? For example, I have SPIT for 21 across (HAWK IN SMALL HOLE). From the...
Grid filled but I am left with R "NOTE RECOLLECTION OF NAME IN OSCAR-WINNING LEGAL DRAMA" The only thing that fits my crossers is REMARK. If the A were I then REMICK (actor in Anatomy of a murder)...
Help with parsing. 3down. "Surprise comment about races-note a dismissive one". I have GET KNOTTED. I take "GEE" to be the surprise and TT to be the races . Is KNOT the theme word? Also is JADE the...
Last one driving me insane. 11a "Reptillian creature offering extra drinks after moderation" I have H0?ORELA?S. I'm thinking it is a mythological creature but have ransacked dictionaries without...
20d FENCE IN FIELD IGNORED AT THE OUTSET AFTER STABLE UNFINISHED.
I have S?R?O??? and am considering SURROUND (= FENCE). Hints would be appreciated....
17 Across WISHING ONE WELL OVER INDEPENDENCE. I have ?S?I?i?.
ASPIRIN would fit: A/spirin(g). But I can't see the "OVER INDEPENENCE" bit. Any hints would be appreciated....
I'm stuck in the southwest corner and not sure about 18d: "What autos-da-fe led to? Foreign money raised into memorial plate" I have BRASEROS which I parse as BRASS with ORE reversed inserted. I...
One left. "Rand maybe in transmission of data? One's choice no longer" I have "DAY?T" but am not 100%certain that the "Y" is correct. It ir were an "I" then DAINE might work. Any hints would be...
I am left with 2 clues. 2 down "Perhaps America aggrieved with Europe, regularly disregarded Paris" I have ?u?e?o?e. I think it must be "Superpower" but cannot see how this can be derived from SORE +...
I'm stuck in the lower left quarter. 29a "Get off with female and make an impression - niello!"Is this an unusual girl's name? I think that "niello = lionel/O,Neil" and is linked either to 6a and 27a...
It was only when I had completed the grid that I saw the note in bold print under the clue list. What does Azed mean by "1 across appears at the entry for its final element"?...
One to go and I have abandoned hope of finding the answer. 6d. "Confidential answer received almost all changed" I have AL?TER?. I'm assuming that it is the foreign language one referred to in the...