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Mon 2 Jul, 2012 05:13 am
l am being driven to distraction by these clues, and l think that maybe we may have a gremlin in there somewhere,especially for clue 268d virgos brighest star,-upon looking up it tells me it is SPICA, but l only have 4 letters to get it (S??A).also clues listed below are baffling me
81d cleft (NI?TE)
141d self-seeker (AW?I?AT?)
143 killed as a sacrifice (IMR?L?TED)
223a classic portico (S??A)
231a steel-coating alloy (??F?E)
290d forbiding atmosphere (MI??N?)
250d start (??E?I?TE)
249a jot (WH??) could be whit.
Sorry there are so many,have been working for this grid on and off for a couple of weeks, can you please help and tell me where l am going wrong, thanks ttfn
@margsy,
81d cleft ?
141d self-seeker ?
143 killed as a sacrifice - immolated
223a classic portico - stoa
231a steel-coating alloy ?
290d forbiding atmosphere - miasma
250d start ?
249a jot - I agreed with whit
81d cleft (NI?TE) Niche
231a steel-coating alloy (??F?E) Terne
@margsy,
A big THANK YOU to Jespah,Strauss and James34. Funny thing is that l do have these words in my word book but for the life of me l could not find them when l needed to, BRAIN DEAD as usual, ttfn