Colossus Baffler 245

soviet state security body (C?ECA) Checa
Pre-franc coin (LOU?S) Louis
Astronaut .......Collins (E?LEEN)

Eileen Collins:

Hi Margsy
It is EILEEN COLLINS
Have you spotted a gremlin yet?
James

Thank you James34, no not spotted one in baffler but in stinker found one, 49d greek god of sleep ,the answer being HYPNOS, but grid had too many letters and in fact l hAVE the answer as being ROMAN GOD OF SLEEP, being MORPHUS which also interacts with clue 49a honey liquer Mead. ls this the one you mean.ttfn :-)

Thank you strauss, did a lot more digging and found the answer late yesterday afternoon. ttfn :-)

The LAKE Ness monster. A country of Loch's and few lakes