Crossword Clues Part 2

[SusanDoris]

Well, I’ve googled a couple of synonyms and cheated on another clue - this was:
Craft seen in River Test (
Because I needed the letters for several down clues, but I do not know why the answer is INDUSTRY. I mean, that’s true, but why is it cryptic?!

However, one of the down clues I am stuck on and would be grateful for help.
6 down: Elizabethan welcoming second time by composer (5)
Letters: L – S – T

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hey Susan,

Well, I’ve googled a couple of synonyms and cheated on another clue - this was:
Craft seen in River Test (
Because I needed the letters for several down clues, but I do not know why the answer is INDUSTRY. I mean, that’s true, but why is it cryptic?!

River = INDUS; test = TRY.

However, one of the down clues I am stuck on and would be grateful for help.
6 down: Elizabethan welcoming second time by composer (5)
Letters: L – S – T

Elizabeth(an) is LIZ, and she "welcomes" (ie, contains) an abbreviation for "second". Then finish with an abbreviation for "time" and you have a composer. 

[SusanDoris]

Hey Susan,

River = INDUS; test = TRY.

Ah, so I must remember that any time I see the word River, the river could be anywhere in the world and nothing to do with the name that follows!

Elizabeth(an) is LIZ, and she "welcomes" (ie, contains) an abbreviation for "second". Then finish with an abbreviation for "time" and you have a composer.

Daft of me - I had actually thought of Liszt, but I had thought the spelling was wrong!

Help much appreciated as usual.

[SusanDoris]

Only three clues done so far .. ... could you say, please, whether STAMPEDE is the answer to:

1 across: Passing in van, sharing time with politician (10)

Third letter A, and a.m.  sort of goes with  MP??  'in the van' can be in the lead, and a stretching of the imagination can think of a stampede passing!

22 down is: Drop that's put under a microscope (5) SLIDE?

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hey Susan,

Only three clues done so far .. ... could you say, please, whether STAMPEDE is the answer to:

1 across: Passing in van, sharing time with politician (10)

Third letter A, and a.m.  sort of goes with  MP??  'in the van' can be in the lead, and a stretching of the imagination can think of a stampede passing!

Erm, as STAMPEDE has eight letters and the answer has ten I think perhaps you might not be on the right track here!

Think of the most common name of a van, then the slang term for a conservative politician…the two of them "sharing" the same abbreviation for "time".

22 down is: Drop that's put under a microscope (5) SLIDE?

Yes. If you let, say, your standards slide then they drop.

[SusanDoris]

Hey Susan,

Erm, as STAMPEDE has eight letters and the answer has ten I think perhaps you might not be on the right track here!

Ah, thank you for the laugh out loud!!
I'm going to blame the sunshine!! Even with the lightweight lounge curtains closed, the light is too bright for using the CCTV easily in the morning!

Think of the most common name of a van, then the slang term for a conservative politician…the two of them "sharing" the same abbreviation for "time".

Hmm, I'll have to think... ... Ford, toryy ...

Yes. If you let, say, your standards slide then they drop.

Thank you - I think I'm going to be back during the next few days.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Ah, thank you for the laugh out loud!!
I'm going to blame the sunshine!! Even with the lightweight lounge curtains closed, the light is too bright for using the CCTV easily in the morning!

Think of the most common name of a van, then the slang term for a conservative politician…the two of them "sharing" the same abbreviation for "time".
Hmm, I'll have to think... ... Ford, toryy ...

Which van does Ford make?

Thank you - I think I'm going to be back during the next few days.

No problem, and any time Susan.

[SusanDoris]

Which van does Ford make?

No problem, and any time Susan.

Ah, yes, thank you - TRANSITORY   Transit is not a word that I'd have thought of easily though.

[SusanDoris]

Could you just tell me, please, (a) if it is an anagram of 'I spell mystical,', (b) if the ninth letter is P? No hints requested yet!!

Other letters which are correct I think are: S - - - L - - - - P - - - L Y
I am assuming LY at the end because of the word 'way' at the end of the clue. The P is from POSTPONE so if it's wrong, I'll have another go at that clue!

3 down: I spell mystical liquid in a shallow way (14)

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi again Susan,

Could you just tell me, please, (a) if it is an anagram of 'I spell mystical,', (b) if the ninth letter is P? No hints requested yet!!

Other letters which are correct I think are: S - - - L - - - - P - - - L Y
I am assuming LY at the end because of the word 'way' at the end of the clue. The P is from POSTPONE so if it's wrong, I'll have another go at that clue!

3 down: I spell mystical liquid in a shallow way (14)

I couldn’t make sense of this, but I can if it’s “spill” rather then “spell”? If it is, then yes but I’m not liking that “P”!

[SusanDoris]

Hi again Susan,

I couldn’t make sense of this, but I can if it’s “spill” rather then “spell”? If it is, then yes but I’m not liking that “P”!

Thank you - and of course, yes, it is 'spill. There are times when having to peer at very magnified letters on a screen is more than a bit annoying!

The clue for  which I chose POSTPONEMENT as the answer is:

18 across: Copyiing letter from Greece will limit delay occurring (12) 

May I have a hint for this one, please.
I suppose I was being a bit optimistic thinking it was an educated sort of guess!

ETA SIMPLISTICALLY ... Jjust popped into my head!

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hey again Susan,

Thank you - and of course, yes, it is 'spill. There are times when having to peer at very magnified letters on a screen is more than a bit annoying!

The clue for  which I chose POSTPONEMENT as the answer is:

18 across: Copyiing letter from Greece will limit delay occurring (12) 

May I have a hint for this one, please.
I suppose I was being a bit optimistic thinking it was an educated sort of guess!

No problem. Re the hint: try a Greek letter that’s also a famous number, and wrap it around (“limit”) a synonym for “delay”. The rest is another synonym, this time for “occurring” and you should have a word meaning “copying” (though not in a good way!).

[SusanDoris]

Hey again Susan,

No problem. Re the hint: try a Greek letter that’s also a famous number, and wrap it around (“limit”) a synonym for “delay”. The rest is another synonym, this time for “occurring” and you should have a word meaning “copying” (though not in a good way!).

Ah, yes, thank you - PLAGIARISING

I’m sure I ought to be seeing this, but no luck so far. Clue is:
17 down: Blessed drips from the ministry ( (
-   A – T - - - S
A very small hint would help, please.

I thought the second half of the word would be TEARS, but it doesn’t seem to work.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

Ah, yes, thank you – PLAGIARISING

Spot on.

I’m sure I ought to be seeing this, but no luck so far. Clue is:
17 down: Blessed drips from the ministry ( (
-   A – T - - - S
A very small hint would help, please.

I thought the second half of the word would be TEARS, but it doesn’t seem to work.

It’s actually just a straight clue – you need a word meaning blessings that involve dripping water… 

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

Spot on.

It’s actually just a straight clue – you need a word meaning blessings that involve dripping water…

Oh,so it's BAPTISMS. Thank you. I think there should be a special icon for 'straightforward clue'!

[SusanDoris]

Still quite a few clues to go, but I am quite pleased that I  have managed to solve some of them! Once or twice, I have written out a request for help, but by the time I've read it through, I've thought of the answer! Well taught, you see!
Here's one that my subconscious ought to have sorted out by now, but has not:

1 down: drawn, having temperature, looking rough with no resistance (6)
Letters: T - - - E -

The only one I can think of that sort of fits is TEASED so a hint would help, please.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hey Susan,

Still quite a few clues to go, but I am quite pleased that I  have managed to solve some of them! Once or twice, I have written out a request for help, but by the time I've read it through, I've thought of the answer!   Well taught, you see!
Here's one that my subconscious ought to have sorted out by now, but has not:

1 down: drawn, having temperature, looking rough with no resistance (6)
Letters: T - - - E -

The only one I can think of that sort of fits is TEASED so a hint would help, please.

OK – you know that “temperature” generally gives you T, and you have that already in place. So then you need a word meaning “looking rough” (though I think “tough” would be better here), but the “no resistance” tells you that the “r” must be missing.

What’s left is a synonym for “drawn”, as in “pulled” – maybe as a little ship pulls a bigger ship?

[SusanDoris]

Hey Susan,

OK – you know that “temperature” generally gives you T, and you have that already in place. So then you need a word meaning “looking rough” (though I think “tough” would be better here), but the “no resistance” tells you that the “r” must be missing.

What’s left is a synonym for “drawn”, as in “pulled” – maybe as a little ship pulls a bigger ship?

Thank you So it's TUGGDE- I don't think I'd have got that.
That means that 10 across:
Flash Seventies rock style
involving energy(5) has G - E - M
I don't know that one, but is a good guess GLEAM?!!

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

Thank you So it's TUGGDE- I don't think I'd have got that.
That means that 10 across:
Flash Seventies rock style
involving energy(5) has G - E - M
I don't know that one, but is a good guess GLEAM?!!

It's a very good guess: GLAM (rock) with "energy" (E) involved, gives you a synonym for "flash".

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

It's a very good guess: GLAM (rock) with "energy" (E) involved, gives you a synonym for "flash".

Oh, good, thank you! It's always the reason for the answer that needs an extra step in the thinking, isn't it.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Susan,

Oh, good, thank you! It's always the reason for the answer that needs an extra step in the thinking, isn't it.

Yes, but it's the "why" that's the fun bit. I often feel a slight sense of deflation when I see the answer, though with the Torygraph I seem to be able to see the answer quickly, then work back to find the why. Knowing the standard tropes ("flower" to rhyme with "mower" for example, ie a river) helps a lot too.     

[SusanDoris]

There are still some empty squares and I was going to leave them, but that goes against the grain! So a few hints would  be much appreciated to help fill them in.

4 down: Person responsible for notes in tango decided to interrupt final section (9)
T - E - S - R - R

23 across: Groupof motorists keeping small lead in the main (2,1,4)
ATA - - - -   RACE? Probaby not

19 down : Country person wasting no time in conversation? (6)
- - - S - A
   I keep thinking RUSSIA - 'rusher'! but the second letter here is fifth letter of 23 across.

20 down: Amid first set, Edberg, going head over heels, can't stand (6)
- - - E - D
Second letter of this is seventh of 23 across.

I think I've copid them correctly. I've thought and thought but as it is Thursday, I doubt if I'll think of them before Saturday.

I look forward to hearing from you.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

There are still some empty squares and I was going to leave them, but that goes against the grain! So a few hints would  be much appreciated to help fill them in.

4 down: Person responsible for notes in tango decided to interrupt final section (9)
T - E - S - R – R

Think of the person responsible for bank notes…you'll kick yourself!

23 across: Groupof motorists keeping small lead in the main (2,1,4)
ATA - - - -   RACE? Probaby not

You need a synonym for “in the main”, as in on the whole or usually…

19 down : Country person wasting no time in conversation? (6)
- - - S - A
   I keep thinking RUSSIA - 'rusher'! but the second letter here is fifth letter of 23 across.

You’ve got it. RUSSIA is the “country”, and the “in conversation” tells you that the answer sounds like a “person wasting no time”, ie a “rusher”.

20 down: Amid first set, Edberg, going head over heels, can't stand (6)
- - - E - D
Second letter of this is seventh of 23 across.

That D is wrong. The answer is a portmanteau word – it’s right there in the clue, only backwards (“going head over heels”) and it means “can’t stand” as in hates.

I think I've copid them correctly. I've thought and thought but as it is Thursday, I doubt if I'll think of them before Saturday.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Always a pleasure!

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

Think bank notes…

You need a synonym for “in the main”, as in on the whole or usually…

You’ve got it. RUSSIA is the “country”, and the “in conversation” tells you that the answer sounds like a “person wasting no time”, ie a “rusher”.

That D is wrong. The answer is a portmanteau word – it’s right there in the clue, only backwards (“going head over heels”) and it means “can’t stand” as in hates.

Always a pleasure!

Many thanks. I'll report back later.

[SusanDoris]

TREASURER I  can't quite work out why though.

As A RULE    I might have thought of itif I had had the AS instead ot AT at the start, but don't know..

Glad I was right about RUSSIA! the (braille) book I am reading at the moment is ~'Queen Victoria's Matchmaking' and I am in the middle of a long section about  the marriages of her various granddaughters and how she did her best to persuade Ella not to marry Grand Duke Sergei. It seems that in some cases she, Queen Victoria,  was right but the science of first cousins marrying causing potential trouble was fast catching up with her.  She kept up to date well with Russian politics.

DETEST I did actually have a T at the end of the word, but misread it when I was posting clues.

Thank you - on to Saturday...