The clue of The Week, as always, first appeared in another publication - this time in The Observer, Everyman :- When topless man announced? (3,5, first letter H) = H?? ????? (W)hen topless obviously =...
Space on flight - Newark internally still working (5,4) S?A?R?E?L It looks as if if it has to be STAIRWELL, which is conceivably "space on flight", but what on earth is the parsing of the second part...
Boro' making big strides towards success? (4,3,6) H?L? T?E ?A?T?E It can't really be anything other than HALF THE BATTLE which fits fine with big strides towards success. But how does Boro' make...
Heads or tails, possibly (6) ?O?N?S Hi again eliiemay1. I can see how POINTS are Heads, but don't get why they are tails. Have you, or anybody else, got any further suggestions?...
1) Help for witness still partly assembled (8) P?O???I? 2) Heads or Tails, possibly (6) ???N?S 3) Don't employ several solicitors to pursue argument to the end (4,2,3) H?V? I? O?T The answer has to be...
1) One old king's returning in state (6) I?R?E? 2) Announced 6, big game (4) ?N?S (6 Down's clue was "Extremely fashionable city, international" which was LA + TEST = LATEST). So, IN (Latest) + OS...
1) Official one's seen inside lead building (6) P_E_A_ 2) Clue of the week (originally appearing in The Guardian, by Paul) :- Show with fake news how internet so needs overhauling (3,3,7) THE ???...
1) Lady who's remarkable if slightly twisted in the end (5) G???A 2) Bar put up almost turned over (5) E?T?P Why could it be ESTOP? 3) Scratch before squeezing a bit of a spot (5) ??A?E Clue of the...
Killer briefly in company (6,8) C????? M??????? (This is the puzzle's "Clue of the week" which originally appeared in the FT). It looks like the second word could be MURDERER, but I'm stumped on the...
My posting of 3 minutes ago didn't show the second clue I can't solve, so I will try again without writing the only word I can think of to fit the given letters. If it doesn't go through again, I will...
1) "In which mercury's rising - I see it's fantastic outside" (8) E?G?T?E? I think it has to be EIGHTIES, which suits the definition part re high temperature, but I can't parse the rest of it. 2)...
1) Capital needed in raising family (4) ?I?A Why would this be RIGA? 2) Fellow spoken of in spring (6) ?E?S?R 3) A complaint from East London heard? (4) ?C?E