@verso,
Quote:5a - mum forgot her oration? - 10 letters - ???e???e??
Now there's a cryptic conundrum, 10 letters and all know is two letters, both e's, and we don't need to know any answers running down from 5 across, must be a lot of blanks, mmm i'm speechless.
Quote:13a - compass point on a sort of sign - 4 letters - ?e??
we streets ahead on this one
Quote:22a - told of room? a fact that's unconfirmed - 6 letters - ?a?o??
rumour has it that 'a' could be wrong
Quote:26a - replaced the late track star - 7 letters - ?o?l?e?
i'd need to be quite the athlete under the circumstances