lovatts colossus no. 100. cryptic crossword

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Hello, my name is Butterfly and this is my very first post. I love doing Lovatts crosswords and am having trouble answering these clues from the cryptic crossword. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
1A. carpeting revealed when mattress cover is removed (7,3)
t?c???g off
20A. up the ante when lots are available (6)
o?t?i?
68A.so close in a way (4)
??u?
55D. in-flight assistance (8)
?a?????r
Thankyou, Butterfly.
p.s. I hope i have done this correctly for my first try!

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Hi 20a is outbid
the others i'm not sure more letters would help!! Confused

Good luck

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1a is ticking off I think as in carpeting is a telling off and mattress covers reveal ticks. Thats my way of thinking anyway.I'll keep thinking for the others.

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lovatts colossus no. 100. cryptic crossword
Thankyou for your help, scuby 911, it is greatly appreciated! I'm just stuck on 68A and 55D now. I'm sorry i didn't have any more letters to give you- 55D only has 3 words that cross it for reference, and one of those is 68A, of which i have no idea as yet. thankyou again, butterfly Very Happy

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68a So close in a way ---- CLUE

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Thankyou Carditel, I greatly appreciated your help with the answer 'clue'. I only joined yesterday, so this is all very new to me.
thanks again, Butterfly

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Hi butterfly and welcome to A2K

68a So close in a way - THUS

So = thus
Close in a way (anagram of SHUT)

Does that give you any more clues for 55D? If yes, please post again with any other letters added.

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crisscross wrote:

Hi butterfly and welcome to A2K

68a So close in a way - THUS

So = thus
Close in a way (anagram of SHUT)

Does that give you any more clues for 55D? If yes, please post again with any other letters added.

Hi Crisscross, its nice to meet you. Thankyou for your warm welcome! Thankyou also for your help with 'thus'.
55D in-flight assistance (8)
now i have: ?a???t?r
the three words that cross it to give me the reference letters:
60A. jacket included with turban or akubra (6)
i have- 'anorak'
68A. so close in a way (4)
thanks to you, i now have 'thus'
73A. journeys that paradoxically may start and end with a square (5,5)
i have- 'round trips' (?)
the first letter of each answer crosses 55D
I hope this helps! thankyou again, Butterfly

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Hi butterfly

The answer to 55d just came to me - BANISTER

(flight as in staircase)

Do you subscribe to the Lovatts Colossus crossword books? Issue 100 is not yet in newsagents here in Perth. It should be available by next Wednesday or Thursday.

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Hi crisscross, thankyou so much for your help with 'banister'. I hadn't even considered a 'flight of steps'! My thinking was geared towards plane flights, etc. No wonder I was having so much trouble trying to answer the clue! Laughing

I am a Lovatts crossword fan, have been buying their books for a number of years now, and have become a subscriber to Big, Colossus, Holiday Collection, Cluewords, Findawords, Starhunts and Mega over the past several months. I have found that the books usually arrive in the post a few days/ to a week before they go on sale in the stores. I do my best to try and complete the competition entries and get them in by their due dates, (fingers crossed!).
Thankyou again for your help, it was greatly appreciated! Very Happy

Butterfly

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This cryptic is driving me nutso.

If I can't get all the answers by the start of November I'm just gonna come back here and beg for them.... Laughing

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Lovatts colossus 100
Hi, Nutso, while I was trying to help you, I was able to see my answers. Let me know what you're stuck on, and I will help. Newcomer to A2k. :wink:

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Hi Julksy and Nanny Marg Smile

if you get stuck on the 'Cryptic' I'll do my best to help you.
Butterfly

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butterfly wrote:

Hi Julksy and Nanny Marg
if you get stuck on the 'Cryptic' I'll do my best to help you.
Butterfly

Hi Butterfly

Just like you I'm a "newbie" to Cryptics. Colossus No.100 has also stumped me in a few places. Can you help?

26a. Have ?e?e?e?
39a. Have a???i?e??
46a. Have s???e?e?
48a. Have ?a?d?a?e

Many thanks,
Dutchy

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Hi Dutchy, its nice to meet you Smile

26A. Young tortoise's rival portrayed in clever etching (7)
I have 'leveret' as my answer.
A leveret is a young hare.
'leveret' is spelt out in the clue within the letters of 'clever etching'.
39A. He plans to earn plenty (9)
I have "architect' as my answer. I hope this is correct!
If anyone comes up with a different answer for this one can they
please let me know? All I found to go by was: 'he plans'. I couldn't
decipher anything more from this clue.
46A. His power is charming (8)
I have 'sorcerer' as my answer.
48A. Way of moving trap (8)
I have 'carriage' as my answer.
A 'trap' is a type of 'carriage'.

I hope this helps Dutchy. Good luck!
Butterfly

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Hi Dutchy,

36D. Dash off with Her Majesty on back of moped (7)

I have 'scooter' as my answer.

(moped=scooter)

dash off = scoot
Her Majesty = ER (ER stands for Queen Elizabeth)

Hope this helps! Very Happy

Butterfly

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butterfly wrote:

Hi Dutchy,

36D. Dash off with Her Majesty on back of moped (7)

I have 'scooter' as my answer.

(moped=scooter)

dash off = scoot
Her Majesty = ER (ER stands for Queen Elizabeth)

Hope this helps!
Butterfly

Hi Butterfly
Thank you for your welcome and quick response to my queries. Hope I can be of similar assistance in the future.

Regards Dutchy

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Dutchy wrote:

butterfly wrote:
Hi Dutchy,

36D. Dash off with Her Majesty on back of moped (7)

I have 'scooter' as my answer.

(moped=scooter)

dash off = scoot
Her Majesty = ER (ER stands for Queen Elizabeth)

Hope this helps!
Butterfly

Hi Butterfly
Thank you for your welcome and quick response to my queries. Hope I can be of similar assistance in the future.

Regards Dutchy

Hi Butterfly
Thought I would be able to finish the Cryptic with your answers, how wrong I was! Tried all day but am still stuck on 29d, have ?a?????e?, and 41a, have a???t. Thought this could be ALOHA, but that does not fit in with 38 down MATCH. Many thanks.
Dutchy

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I think it is Aloha
I haven't got 38Down yet....I have -race

What have you got for 40 across?......I have radiology

I'm still after quite a few answers.....I'll be begging soon.....*L*

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julksy wrote:

I think it is Aloha
I haven't got 38Down yet....I have -race

What have you got for 40 across?......I have radiology

I'm still after quite a few answers.....I'll be begging soon.....*L*

Hi Julksy, nice to meet you. I had androtomy (dissection of the human body) for 40 across, but I now feel radiology is the better word, because it will give you "brace" (two items of the same kind for 38down

If "aloha" is correct for 41a, I have ?a??o??e? for 29d. which represents "After combat a thousand have gone right off sabre-rattler" which has me stumped!
Any takers?

Regards Dutchy

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