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brendan

25th May 2014, 01:44
I'm not at all sure these are correct, but assuming they are I'd appreciate help with the parsing (or corrections).......

39a. Overwhelmed by brief kiss, man just dated women (3,6,3) - THE FAIRER SEX (Women) I think 'Just' might be FAIRER and 'Kiss' -X but that's about it.

4d. Public service that's been checked supplying emporium (6) - OUTLET? (Emporium)

11d Young deer's first born appearing to lack three feet (5) - IAMBI (Three feet) I thought was (b)AMBI (young deer) without the B(orn), but that leaves the 'I' at the start to be accounted for so...

26d. Driver: person who'd carry one's books for pennies once (6) - CABBIE? (Driver)

28d. Centre for Buddhism also called for some capital in Asia (5) - DHAKA? (Capital in Asia) Is it because it's a homophone of DUKKHA, a tenet of Buddhism, or am I way off?

31d This old currency in brightly coloured drawer, we're told (6) - MARKKA? (Old Currency) This would fit the definition but i can't see the 'Brightly coloured' reference.

45d. Something that would stretch, filling part of Scottish Highlands? (7) - BRACKEN? Again, this sort of fits the def., but why the ref. to 'Stretch'?

52. Revolutionary still in union turned to the left perhaps (5) - YAWED (Turned to the left) I thought 'Union' = WED but I can't see why 'revolutionary' is YA.

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kettledrum

25th May 2014, 01:51
28d DH = centre of Bud DH ism
Aka = also known as
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syzygy

25th May 2014, 01:51
39A T(HE+FAIR)ER SE)X

brief = TERSE
man = HE
just = FAIR

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syzygy

25th May 2014, 01:54
4D OUTLET

public = OUT
service that's been checked = LET (tennis)
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brendan

25th May 2014, 01:56
Also.....

27a. One promoting source of metal or range of spirit? The reverse (5) - OREAD? I thought ORE might be 'source of metal' and AD 'One promoting', but it seems a bit 'wooly' and I can't see a definition.

29a. One who's obliged to sound harsh with pop (7) - INGRATE Grate could be 'Harsh' but that leaves 'In' for 'Pop' so...

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kettledrum

25th May 2014, 01:56
26d . Caddie = person who carries (golf clubs). Substitute BB (books) for DD (pennies once)
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brendan

25th May 2014, 02:01
Hi Kettledrum, if CADDIE is correct then this is wrong..

34a. Lawyers generally restricting length of old judge's protective cover (4,3) - BELL JAR (Protective Cover) I thought this was:-

Lawyers generally = BAR
Length of old = ELL
Judge = J

Where have I gone wrong?
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syzygy

25th May 2014, 02:05
11d Won't touch that one. My clue for that almost got me banned from the forum.

29A pop = popular or IN
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brendan

25th May 2014, 02:05
Sorry, I'm being thick - you mean start out with CADDIE and then swap the DD for BB - got it.
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kettledrum

25th May 2014, 02:05
Sorry Brendan. I didn't explain that very well. You are quite right with cabbie (driver).
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