I fairly romped throught this but have fallen at the last two (intersecting) hurdles, namely: 5a Groom hero to cut his centrepiece in wood (6). I have ?O???T 7d Missing the ending can upset a poet... ...
I have two left for this week's puzzle which are getting to me and would appreciate help. 16d. One supporting Dedalus works by a small hotel (8). I have ?S?P?A?T. Presumably Harry Potter and ASH (A...
Last two on which I'm making no progress: 18a. Cigar-smoking ragamuffin in group doctor brought back (5). I have S?T?N. 20a. European in XL pants is a Pulitzer-prize winner (1,5,6). I have E ?N?I?...
I'm finding this one harder than usual and have got stuck with 4 final clues all in SW corner for which I could do with a kick start, for instance with 14d: Work planned by London high flyer and...
Last one. 24d. One's practical jokers take turns shunning society (5). I'm getting nowhere so answer with parsing from the experts would be appreciated.
13a Last one but I'm on holiday and don't have my copy of the TLS. I have the internet version which my PC is screwing up such that the clue is cut short and I can see only; A play about a...
Like you Highbury, last one bugging me. In my early youth I was a fan of Billy Bunter so thought this would be easy enough, but it has pulled me up short. 10a. With singular Greyfriars master...
Frustrated for too long now with the last two and would appreciate help: 26a. Passage written on The End of the Affair (5). I have E?E?T 16d. On top of the shelf, Twilight's left with a Nobel winner's...
I'd like to kick this crossword into touch but this last clue has been holding me up for quite a while. 9a. Note Priest going about in the morning (1-2-2). I have E?A?I...
1d. Mason's supposed to do this. Spade might help (6). d?t??t. So, detect. I get the wordplay on (Sam) Spade and (I assume) Perry Mason. I don't get "supposed to". Am I missing some other allusion?...
Stuck on the last one. 28a Violent gang leader cross with man that's lost head. I have A?E?. I can't get APEX out of my mine (Monkey Wrench Gang allusion + X ) but probably overthought and way off...
I'd appreciate help, having been frustratingly stuck all morning on the last two. 2d What criminals like Parker do first in the East on occasion (6). I have H?I?T? So heists (Stark's Parker). But how...
Two last ones please you expert folks: 8d. This comic drama's Romeo makes bubbly rosé and amontillado (9). I have T?N?D?L?A. Presumably TONADILLA but how to parse it? 24a. Hot and uninhibited folk, a...
Solutions to last two please. I'm fairly sure about the letters I have but have learned not to be over-confident. 22a One who could have played in Carnival of the Animals, with zoo represented about...