colosus 141 stinker

164 ac The clue is about turn (4-3) I have V?O?E?ACE

Volte-face

177 ac the clue is Philosophy of beauty (10) I have AE?M?ETICS.

Aesthetics


250 ac The clue is inoffensive and dull (7) I have A?O?YNE

Hi philcottie.
I'll give you a reference site which will solve all your questions in future! I knock a Stinker like this one over in an hour, no sweat. LOL

www.onelook.com.

Good luck.

thanks strauss appreciatedd,philcottie

now then dutchy what can I say once again but THANKS.I do in fact have ONELOOK in my favourites as I do about half a dozen more but I still struggle somewhat.The trouble is I'm to impatient and if I just waited a while and kept an eye on A2K these requests could possibly crop up again,but I am learning all the time.I only wish I had your computing skills but I didn't start until I was 73 and find it hard to cram in more info into this old brain never the less I am enjoying it, and everyday am learning something new and your advice is more that welcomed and hope that others benefit from it as well because Mate you are a Legend.Phil AKA philcottie.

Hi,
164a) volte face (Latin)
177a) aesthetics -sorry I don't have my copy to tell what the M should be in yours.
250a) anodyne --anything which relieves distress or soothes the feelings. I guess that makes a dull boring feeling! I couldn't find anything else to match that meaning.
Hope this helps a bit, all the best.