Crossword Clues Part 2

[Nearly Sane]

Thank you - I'll try and remember all that!

Actually, I was just going to ask for another hint. There seem to be too many cryptic parts to:

23 across: A new cricket ball's right to the front for sport (7)
Letters:A - - - E - -

If I remember correctly, there is some acronym or something for cricket ball, but help will as always be much appreciated.  It will help with the final three down clues.

The 'nickname' for the cricket ball is a type of fruit - the A in the answer is the only part of the answer that isn't made up of the letters in the fruit. The whole is another sport


ETA - ninja'd by bhs.

[bluehillside Retd.]

NS,

The 'nickname' for the cricket ball is a type of fruit - the A in the answer is the only part of the answer that isn't made up of the letters in the fruit. The whole is another sport


ETA - ninja'd by bhs.

Sorry! (Also though there's another letter between the A and the fruit.)

[Nearly Sane]

NS,

Sorry! (Also though there's another letter between the A and the fruit.)

Agreed but the last six letters are all from the letters in the name of the fruit.

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

Yes, a shiny new cricket ball is sometimes referred to a a type of stone fruit. The opening A is given to you, and you need a letter for "right" after that et voila! A different sport appears!

ARCHERY Many thanks - I had realised that there had to be an R at the start but could not get beyond that or that it had to come from 'cherrry'..

[SusanDoris]

I thought there were three incomplete down clues, but luckily only two!

19 down: Record verse penned by young prince (7)
Letters (A - C* - I - E
So ARCHIE

16 down: Reportedly favour one marine creature - or another?(4,4)
Letters: - R - Y*  - E - L
CRAY, but will have to go through alphabet to complete the second part
.. and possibly hchange the first ...
* Y from archery'

*C from 'archery'

[Nearly Sane]

I thought there were three incomplete down clues, but luckily only two!

19 down: Record verse penned by young prince (7)
Letters (A - C* - I - E
So ARCHIE

16 down: Reportedly favour one marine creature - or another?(4,4)
Letters: - R - Y*  - E - L
CRAY, but will have to go through alphabet to complete the second part
.. and possibly hchange the first ...
* Y from archery'

*C from 'archery'

For 19 down, you only put up a 6 letter answer.

16 down Cray is wrong.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

I thought there were three incomplete down clues, but luckily only two!

19 down: Record verse penned by young prince (7)
Letters (A - C* - I - E
So ARCHIE

ARCHIE doesn't have enough letters. Try putting another letter in it ("penned") that's an abbreviation for "verse". 

16 down: Reportedly favour one marine creature - or another?(4,4)
Letters: - R - Y*  - E - L
CRAY, but will have to go through alphabet to complete the second part
.. and possibly hchange the first ...
* Y from archery'

*C from 'archery'

Not liking the CRAY, but there is a two-word marine creature that when said out loud could sound like a two-word phrase meaning "favour" and then another sea creature.   

[SusanDoris]

For 19 down, you only put up a 6 letter answer.

Ah yes, thank you. I meant ARCHIVE of course, and in fact have written that in the grid!

16 down Cray is wrong.

Oh dear, I thought it might be. I've been going through the alphabet and the best I've come up with is GREY SEAL. Have I struck lucky?!

[bluehillside Retd.]

Susan,

Oh dear, I thought it might be. I've been going through the alphabet and the best I've come up with is GREY SEAL. Have I struck lucky?!

Yes - it sounds like "GRACE EEL" - ie, "favour one marine animal".

[SusanDoris]

Susan,

Yes - it sounds like "GRACE EEL" - ie, "favour one marine animal".

Thank you. I must say I'd never have worked out the GRACE EEL, but that's another one for the brain to store away!

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

Thank you. I must say I'd never have worked out the GRACE EEL, but that's another one for the brain to store away!

No problem but I wouldn't bother trying to memorise soundalike words and phrases because there are so many of them. Rather the trick is to look for words like "reportedly" which tell you straight aways that the answer also sounds like something else.

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

No problem but I wouldn't bother trying to memorise soundalike words and phrases because there are so many of them. Rather the trick is to look for words like "reportedly" which tell you straight aways that the answer also sounds like something else.

Thank you.

This week is another slow one to do - no quick finish.

13 across is: Doctor coped with some rot (9)
First letter D

I have assumed it is an anagram of 'coped with' and have produced DOPEWITCH, googled definition and it appears to be a tattoo design. Could I have a yes/no for this, please?

[Nearly Sane]

Thank you.

This week is another slow one to do - no quick finish.

13 across is: Doctor coped with some rot (9)
First letter D

I have assumed it is an anagram of 'coped with' and have produced DOPEWITCH, googled definition and it appears to be a tattoo design. Could I have a yes/no for this, please?

It's a no. Right idea but it's an anagram of coped and some.

[SusanDoris]

It's a no. Right idea but it's an anagram of coped and some.

Thank you - that looks like a better combination of letters!

ET DECOMPOSEA

[SusanDoris]

May I ask a why question, please.

5 down is: Pain accordingly doubled? (2-3-2)

The answer - done and checked - is SO-AND-SO but I can't see why.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

May I ask a why question, please.

5 down is: Pain accordingly doubled? (2-3-2)

The answer - done and checked - is SO-AND-SO but I can't see why.

Someone who's a "so and so" is a pain in the neck. "So" is "accordingly" and there are two of them.   

[SusanDoris]

Hi Susan,

Someone who's a "so and so" is a pain in the neck. "So" is "accordingly" and there are two of them.

Oh, I see! thank you.

[SusanDoris]

I'm a bit stuck and  would be grateful for a hint to the following:

12 across: Soldiers disembark round Florida city (7)
Letters:O - F - O - D

I am only sure of the first O. OFFFLOAD fits, but can't spot the soldiers.

ETA or the city!
L

[Nearly Sane]

I'm a bit stuck and  would be grateful for a hint to the following:

12 across: Soldiers disembark round Florida city (7)
Letters:O - F - O - D

I am only sure of the first O. OFFFLOAD fits, but can't spot the soldiers.

ETA or the city!

  Think the whole is an actual city in Florida, and only the first O is correct.

[SusanDoris]

  Think the whole is an actual city in Florida, and only the first O is correct.

Many thanks - so that must be ORLANDO?  I can see that 'disembark'  can be 'land' but where are the soldiers I wonder?

[Nearly Sane]

Many thanks - so that must be ORLANDO?  I can see that 'disembark'  can be 'land' but where are the soldiers I wonder?

OR stands for Other Ranks- as opposed to Officer Corp. The last O comes from the 'round' in the clue.

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

Many thanks - so that must be ORLANDO?  I can see that 'disembark'  can be 'land' but where are the soldiers I wonder?

OR = "Other Ranks".

Coda - NS beat me to it darn it 

[SusanDoris]

OR stands for Other Ranks- as opposed to Officer Corp. The last O comes from the 'round' in the clue.

Thank you. It is so much more interesting to know the why of things! That  small section now complete, but still quite a bit more to go.

[SusanDoris]

Following the ORLANDO answer, I have done about 7 more answers, and am left with one only.

22across: Child tucking into pork pies not the smallest, for example  (7)

Letters: L - G - T - S

Could I have please a yes'no answer for: are the letters right?

[bluehillside Retd.]

Hi Susan,

Following the ORLANDO answer, I have done about 7 more answers, and am left with one only.

22across: Child tucking into pork pies not the smallest, for example  (7)

Letters: L - G - T - S

Could I have please a yes'no answer for: are the letters right?

No - have another look at that G.