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This looks so simple but I just can't get it. 1 Down,Everyone in competition working for visit.4,4

I have -A-L OPEN. Presumably the first word is -ALL but what is the first letter?

Please put me out of my stupidity.
Many thanks.

Forgot to say it is THE WEEK 657.
Thanks.

Is the second word definitely Open?

I thought maybe Call Upon

All in CUP (comp) + on ??

meaning to visit

Oh, yes, Mamya, thank you. I was just assuming OPEN because of the "competition" element. Your answer is obviously the correct one.
Thanks again,

Julia or Mamya
can you help me?
11 across
One party keeps warning English in an opera (8)
I have I_O_E_E_, suspect the party could be con(servative), and the character from an opera.
The O is from Rational.
For those not with The Week
The clue being: Reasonable race run for leader in navy(8) I'm not entirely sure this is correct

Hi Wombat.

IDOMENEO is a Mozart opera ('i' + 'do' + 'e' with 'omen' inside).

JimC

JimC to the rescue
I dont know how you do it but have read the wiki page on IDOMENEO.
Thank you
wombat

Hi wombat,

Try this website:

http://www.chambersharrap.co.uk/chambers/puzzles/word_wizards/wwizards.py/main

It finds most answers including many real names.

Thanks John(from Arran)
I'll try it next time I'm stuck

Fining this one very hard! Can anyone help me out with this-
legendary French sioccer star laughed initially about a part in Switzerland (8)
C????P?L
...the P and the L may not be right!