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brendan

14th March 2013, 21:54
Getting really bogged down with this one..

Ham and eggs sustain royal court (7) - ??E?A?T I think it might STEWART but can't parse any of it.

Style of underpants in Action Man involved crazy consumer warning (3,7,4) - ??? ???T?I? ??T?

Weapon old Asian boss keeps close to chest (7) - ??S???N (The 'S' assumes 'Stewart' is correct)
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mamya

14th March 2013, 21:55
OV(ER)A,CT – lifting and separating “ham and eggs”
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brendan

14th March 2013, 21:59
Thanks Mamya, that means the last one is Shotgun.
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mamya

14th March 2013, 22:07
may contain nuts
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mamya

14th March 2013, 22:09
action man + Y[fronts] + Nuts [crazy]
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brendan

14th March 2013, 22:11
Brilliant, thanks Mamya.
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brendan

14th March 2013, 22:32
Advanced wide probes to capture to capture knight - GAWAIN (One of Arthur's knights) It's GAIN around A W but if the W is 'Wide' what an 'Advanced' is GAIN what is 'A'?
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mamya

14th March 2013, 22:35
Advanced wide = AW

inside GAIN [capture]
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brendan

14th March 2013, 22:38
Got it, thanks Mamya. That was without doubt one of the hardest cryptic crosswords I've ever done.
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mamya

14th March 2013, 22:38
Well done.
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