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Dylan, the moat is fosse. Think of ancient creatures preserved in stone.

I have the rhyme, and all the radials except #1. A hint only would be welcome.

Hi Mattrom,

First 3 letters are "keep under" followed by the usual "A new" - definition is the last 4 words.

Hi mattrom, 1st 4 words wordplay, following 4 definition.

Ah! I guess he didn't have the right handshake. Thanks, Brendan and Ginge.

Thanks,
In that case can they be arranged to make a synonym for OLD?

I don’t understand 23. I can get to my answer with the 3 middle letters of a 5-letter word meaning “warning”, plus two letters representing “detective”. But my answer, which seems to be inevitable and correct, doesn’t work with the definition.

Hi Riversk,

I'm sure you have the right word and, if it's any consolation, I pored over the definitions for a good 20 minutes before I twigged.

If you look under the 'transitive verb' meanings you'll see your answer preceded by "inter" - click on this word and all will become clear:-)

Thanks, Brendan! Some deep digging in Chambers required this week.

Re 28, I finally got the lightbulb to go on. The singer is better known over here I suppose, but I was expecting someone more contemporary.