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bonytony

22nd May 2018, 20:46
Still stuck on this one! Housing estate full of juvenille offenders, while British and Polish up-and-coming (6) a ? b ? r ? As you can see it now starts with an 'a'
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ginge

22nd May 2018, 21:46
Looks like asburb (a corruption of asbo suburb ?) though I've never seen or heard of it;
as + [b (British) + rub (polish)] reversed.
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ginge

22nd May 2018, 22:02
2. Asburb n. Any housing estate which embraces a dissentient lifestyle.

From Roger's Profanisaurus which I believe is the equivalent of Chambers re a viz puzzle.
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bonytony

23rd May 2018, 06:47
Thanks Ginge.
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xwordfan

24th May 2018, 09:09
16d Cock drops work penetrating Halfpenny and Gascoine, perhaps , after Boycott (5,5) B???O / ???L?
15d Cooler to hit on soldiers, for one with ginger pubes (5,5)
F???A / ?A?T? fanta could be part of it (cooler + soldiers)
1d Standard raised after investment of foreign money for old bird with a wizard's sleeve (8) ?R?N?A??
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xwordfan

24th May 2018, 09:13
15d got it ..fanta pants
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ginge

24th May 2018, 09:24
1d. Grandalf ? Rand in flag reversed.
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xwordfan

24th May 2018, 09:39
Thanks ginge ..looks good!
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ginge

24th May 2018, 09:45
Hi xwordfan, might 26d. be Banjo pills, though I can't find a reference nor have heard it.
Op in (ban + Jills)?
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xwordfan

24th May 2018, 09:47
Yes that looks good too .. i had just found the jills bit and had ban at the front

they must be similar to viagra LOL!!
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