colossus cryptic 104

Hi cazdaisy

I have all the answers but can't break them down as well as our Cryptic Queen "Butterfly" can. Will try and persuade her to do the honours.

Regards Dutchy

Hi Carole and Dutchy,

It would be my pleasure to help you.

Here we go:

27A. A place where soldiers eat during the day = Lunch Room
mess = lunch room
(Mess- A place where service personnel eat or take recreation)

35A. Eye expert = Oculist
head "Nurse" = "N"
"N" leaving the word "i coNsult" = icosult (which is an anagram of "oculist")

41A. Get a little bit extra = Top Up
when "lid" (top) "is lifted" (up)

42A. Relating to political polling = Electoral
choose = elect
spoken test = oral

46A. Woman = Norma
standard = norm
first letter = "A" (ABC)

51A. Is produced by drilling into the liver of a cod = Fish Oil
cod = fish
Is produced by drilling = oil

44A. Egyptian desert = Sinai
"Ian is" is an anagram of "Sinai"

6D. The necessary means = Wherewithal
in which place? = where
"with"
Pacino = Al

28D. Cravat = Neckerchief
"free chicken" is an anagram of "neckerchief"

29D. Stumbling block = Obstruction
extremely = "outer" letters of
"OBscure inSTRUCTION"

Let me know if you need help with any of the other clues Carole, and I'll get back to you :wink:

I have completed the new "Holiday Collection- Cryptic", so if you get stuck on any in that one, just let me know :wink:
Christine has made this one a bit more "tricky tricky" than usual!

Good luck to everyone in the competition!
Warm regards, Butterfly

thankyou so very much for your help it is greatly appreciated and goodluck to yourself for the comps
carole