Could someone please explain this clue to me? 1a Back out, if weak, retreating in failure (8) cr??fis? - the answer must be crawfish - if + w reversed inside crash (failure) but what has crawfish got...
Good Morning to all you Linkers. This is Lady Judy (aka JMR27) with my final set of words to be linked. It's hard to believe that my short reign is at an end. Over the last few weeks I have gained the...
Good Morning to all you Linkers. This is Lady Judy (aka JMR27) with my third set of words to be linked. It's hard to believe that there's only one more week to go. As you may have guessed, I am keen...
Good Morning to all you Linkers. This is Lady Judy (aka JMR27) with my second set of words to be linked. After the initial panic of the first week, I've now chilled out and am beginning to have fun...
Good Morning to all you Linkers. This is Lady Judy (aka JMR27) with my first set of words to be linked. Forgive me if I keep things brief, but I am anxious to get the business underway. We can chat...
Any help with these last two would be much appreciated: 25d The other chap thought to be weak (5) p?ss? 32a Dinar note found in delivery vehicle (4) dr?? Thank you
Could someone please explain these clues to me? 12d Team assembled by the Spanish, believe it or not (6) e?e?e? - I think the answer's eleven but what has "believe it or not" got to do with it? 49a...
time to concede defeat on the last one - 35d Like some drama involving Kentish port and Morecambe, perhaps? (5-5) s?r?o-?o?i? Any help would be most welcome Thanks
I see the above crossword mentioned from time to time. Could someone please tell me which paper it is in and how difficult it is in relation to, say, the Mephisto. Thanks
Thoroughly stuck - any help would be appreciated 2d More or less nothing (3-4) n?n-?e?o and11a Female or male deer? it's male r???u?k I think the answer's roebuck but a second opinion would help....
Good morning all. Could someone with a Scottish edition of the Mail on Sunday tell me where the prize crosswords are? I have the You crossword but cannot find the others and am beginning to doubt my...
Please can someone help with this last one - 3d Girl of one - this way up (4) r_s_ I think it's Rosa but I've never heard of the letter r meaning road. Any help gratefully appreciated
13a Carpet, old one fading like silk (6) wi?g?d - it must surely be wigged (like silk) and carpet would = wig but where does "old one fading" come into it? Any help would be appreciated...thanks.
last one - 19d bird, for example, taking off from branch (7) d?v?r?e - is it diverge? if so, could someone please explain where the "ge" comes from? Thanks
What a trauchle this has been - the Times was a doddle compared to this.. Please can someone help with the last one? 20d a house missing a patriarch? (4) N?A? is it Noah and, if so, please will you...
Stuck on last one. Can anyone help please? 4d non-collegiate students in university slang (7) t?s?e?s thought it might be testees but I can't find that definition in any of my ref. books.