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)....
The preamble states: The letters in 16 squares are not allowed for in the wordplay of the clues involved. Taken as a group when encoded these 16 letters magically lead to a number. I have all but 4...
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...
Definitions have misprints. 6. Mill facing upstream, second with cant? (5) 13. Set device for projecting images, including appropriate technology (10) 34. Regular feature of rooks, origin being about...
I have completed the puzzle but have no idea about the theme that is hinted at in the clue to 8 down: Inequality of computer age discernible in this puzzle (with a single exception) (7,6) Intrigued...
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...
