Flummoxed on three. 10 and 12 ac, plus 2 dn For 2 (What helps bowlers hit their mark?), words like LINE and BIAS have some connection, but hardly that sense of rightness a cryptic clue should give....
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...
I have one remaining to solve: 30 Across "Pirate had not started out wearing a crown" I have T?R?A?D but am not sure about the "R" Also, I can't see how the "DD" works in 1 across "Sort of cups found...
I have nearly given up on 25a "Not Reformed, cad to make off without paying, put inside to become honest" All I want confirmed is whether the third word is "?A?E?"...
I have two left. 25a "Tail-ender moving to the front laps quickly" I have SL?C? and
21d "One fixes eyes on ball, one hits high, cover finally caught" I have S??YER
I'D BE GRATEFUL FOR ANY HINTS...
I would be very grateful for a hint on how 19a "Open trophy ultimately kept in county jail"is parsed. I see the county and where the "t" comes from but can't see where "jail" fits in. What part of the...
I have filled the grid but cannot work out the last three words of the special instructions. Does the fourth word have 7 letters? I cannot see the extra letter in 24 down: "Position essential to...
In the special instructions, does "clue order" mean 1,2,3 etc irrespective of whether they are across clues or does it mean in the order of the across clues and then the down clues?...