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Just as well I've got all weekend to solve this pig of a puzzle - the older Rev. Graham get, the more wily he becomes!

I've stared at this for about half an hour and only achieved 4 answers!!!!

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Guardian/documents/2012/03/30/20120407.pdf

I can't avoid sounding smug - finished it this morning! Sorry about that.

It's a good puzzle!

In case it comforts you, Wendy, my start was slow, too, but "with a litle help from a certain friend" we managed it by midday in the end! More help btw on the OTHER forum this time. If you pose definite qq, I'll try to answer, tho' I have no copy of the double grid, only the clues here! Don't give up: it's fun! And Happy Easter from SW France: here at least it's not snowing! Till later....

my lead in was 6a (anagram) followed by 5a

break the clue down exactly as it is laid out

The 10 letter anagrams help; solve one and search for anagrams to get another (though watch out for the 6 letters + 23 dn anagrams)

I've had great fun with this one and only have two solutions missing, both in B. For 11 across I've got G-T-A, and for 25 across A-S-T/OMEN.

Have I gone wrong somewhere? The only words I can think of are 'gutta' and 'asset', which don't seem to make any sense.

The "touch wood" one is an anagram giving a Latin expression I've never heard of; for the other, think of our own dear queen.

Oh, as in Saxe...? Thanks, Chris! (I wasn't expecting so quick an answer!)

I still can't see 25 across, partly because although I got the A answer at once, I don't know why, so I don't know where the B bit starts and I can't see your anagram. If it's 'bias' + 'women', then my 't' of the fruit is wrong, and I thought 'e necked her!

25 scapegoat absitomen

11 avast gotha