

How Much!?! for a wallet :O I would much rather have £1200 inside a much cheaper wallet, though I do rather like Mr Smith’s styleġ4a More pleased with number one runner losing pound (7)Ī runner of contraband loses the Latin Libra or pound, a comparative adjective of someone excessively pleased with themselvesġ6a Praise grand vehicle having provided for queen (7)Ī heavily built motor vehicle swaps the second R for Regina with a provided conditional conjunction, all after G for grand What remains of Skiffle when vacuous, covers a bad experience when wasted on drugs

Some hints follow: Remember the site rules and play nicely.Ħa Party member with hesitation about Conservative, one keen on standing (6,7)Ī convivial or gregarious party, a member of the body, around an abbreviation for the Conservative Party, and followed by a hesitationĨa Ample figure giving a twirl? I’m horrified! (6)Ī single-digit figure less than two is reversed (given a twirl) followed by an exclamation of repugnanceġ1a Vacuous skiffle covers get wasted for band (6)
NAMELY IN LATIN CROSSWORD FULL
Another useful page is Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing, which features words with meanings that are not always immediately obvious.Ī full review of this puzzle will be published after the closing date for submissions. Most of the terms used in these hints are explained in the Glossary and examples are available by clicking on the entry under “See also” Where the hint describes a construct as “usual” this means that more help can be found in The Usual Suspects, which gives a number of the elements commonly used in the wordplay. You have all been so helpful in sorting out prior parsing failures, and I am sure I will need similar help again. If in doubt, I’ll rub it out! I think that sentence is a bit redundant. I hope I don’t have to redact any comments but I am new at this and don’t want to rock the boat.

Don’t forget to follow BD’s instructions in RED at the bottom of the hints! I’ll be back just after the closing date with the full blog. As it is a Prize puzzle I can only hint at a few and hope that will give you the checkers and inspiration to go further.
