7 across One who speaks in public on behalf of the government.
I have ??B?T?R. Is the answer arbiter?
31across acceptance of policy is a commercial alternative I have adopti??
Is this adoption or adopting
48across Tries to make bids Is the answer attempts?
49 down the bigger picture I have ??L?R?E?E?T
28 across agreeable initially prior to renting. Is the answer 'pleasing'?
26 across concentrated on tricky tennis point . Is the answer 'intense'?
Thanks in advance anybody. This cryptic is driving me nuts. Usually don't have this type of mental block. Too much Christmas champers I think.
Happy New Year to everybody BTW.
49 down the bigger picture I have ??L?R?E?E?T ENLARGEMENT
48across Tries to make bids Is the answer attempts? (VENTURES fits the letter count but I don't have the crossword)
31a ADOPTION ( noun required)
Most of the others look okay
If I didn't thank you already, thank you again. Happy New Year Fresco. I've left 'attempts' in my answers instead of 'ventures' because it fits with the others going down.
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Sun 29 Jan, 2012 10:54 am
Is it possible for 7ac to be DEBATER?
I had that word in first, then I saw others had ARBITER.
de·bate
[dih-beyt] Show IPA noun, verb, -bat·ed, -bat·ing.
noun
1.
a discussion, as of a public question in an assembly, involving opposing viewpoints: a debate in the Senate on farm price supports.
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