Crosswords

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

Having listened to England v Panama  on Five Live, I am now having another go at yesterday'sCryptic. May I please have a clue or hint for:

Replying to article on cursing, getting another article rejected (9)

DSeventh letter possibly S

The synonym part is "replying". Try putting an "article" in before a synonym for "cursing", but take a different article out of that synonym word.

The "S" is wrong by the way.

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

The synonym part is "replying". Try putting an "article" in before a synonym for "cursing", but take a different article out of that synonym word.

The "S" is wrong by the way.

Thank you,. Yes, I worked out the reasons for talking about articlsabout 3:0 a.m.!!

... not, however, after staing awake puzzling!!

[SusanDoris]

Oh dear, I see that bluehillside will not be here for a couple of weeks, so could you, NS, or someone else please help with the folloing clue? It begins with I and 7th and 9th letters are S.
Concerns about interrupting during exams (9)


I've googled that one and of course the answer is INTERESTS with TESTS interrumpted

Three more to go. .

[SusanDoris]

Final edit: It has to be DESERVE I suppose. So - grid finished!
Edited to add: have now realised that the one about Boots = CHEMIST;
the one about least complicated I have finally realised = EASIEST Took me a
while to realise anagram of  ASSET plus IE for 'that is'.;
and that fits in with EARLIER.

But I still can't do 1 down...

 

The following clues are still incomplete and any help would be appreciated:

1 down: Justify present being given after poor grades? (7) First letter D and last letter E. I thought the beginning must be DE or DEF for poor grades. Third letter is third letter of 8 acrossand fifth letter is third of 11 across.

2  down: Boots maybe with fringe seen in clubs first (7) First letter C and last letter T. There is a slim chance that the T is wrong but I'm as sure as I can be that it is right. The  thirdletter is the fifth of 8 across and the fifth is the fifth of 11 across.

8 across: Liquid asset's acquired that is least complicated (7) First letterE last letter T

11 across: More advanced fiction - first for radio, with listener as the lead (7) First letter E last letter R so I thought it might be EARLIER

*crosses fingers and hopes some help is available* 
And if bluehillside is reading this, he'll know the answers already!

[SusanDoris]

I've printed the Quick and the Cryptic for today, and have done half the Quick, but so far can't do any of the clues for the Cryptic! The first is either revolution or liberation, so I suppose I can put in the last four letters.

[SusanDoris]

It was just too hot to tackle last week's  29th June one, and this week, I have only started because I spent two nights and two days in hospital. All well, fortunately, but I'll get back to the cryptic  tomorrow.

If you are reading this, bluehillside, I am halfway through the Sandy Balfour book. Interesting.

[SusanDoris]

I'm just wondering if there is anyone there today who could perhaps give me a pointer for this clue?

Achieve success through Republican Party ties (2, 6)

It is an Across clue.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

I'm just wondering if there is anyone there today who could perhaps give me a pointer for this clue?

Achieve success through Republican Party ties (2, 6)

It is an Across clue.

It's GO PLACES. To go places is to "achieve success", the GOP (Grand Old Party) is the republicans and laces are "ties".

I'm retired here now incidentally.
Moderator Content removed. I've found somewhere else to discuss similar matters ...so this seems like a good place to wish you well and to sign off.

All best,

blue

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

It's GO PLACES. To go places is to "achieve success", the GOP (Grand Old Party) is the republicans and laces are "ties".

I'm retired here now incidentally.
Moderator Content removed. I've found somewhere else to discuss similar matters ...so this seems like a good place to wish you well and to sign off.

All best,

blue

Thank you for your help - much appreciated. I thought it was something to do with GOP ...  reading the Sandy Balfour book I am inevitably learning more about construction of clues - - although I doubt if I'll become really quick.    Thank goodness the activity has helped provide  another stimulus for keeping the brain functioning - although the brain does of course actually physically shrink a bit in old age! I knew this, but it was mentioned to me the other day by a doctor in the Stroke Clinic - I had to visit because of another (very minor) TIA.  . 

From the start of finding message boards, I have belonged to four which have fortunately proved to be all quite different, plus the Radio 3 one which branched off into r3ok but seems to have faded away completely now.