Crossword Help Forum
Forum Rules

Hoping this new thread doesn't upset anyone.........

I'm stuck for inspiration in the top right so am hoping that one assist will spur me on to better things :

6A - Sweep across area before meeting pleasant southern stars (4, 9)
C??? ???R?N???S

Apart from this area I have done the rest save for these two on which I hopelessly am stuck :
24D - "Sweet" cheese dish unfinished - revolting (9)
M?L?D?O?S
&
26D - One buried in watery grave (7)
S?R?O?S

As usual, some, any or possibly all of these letters may be erroneous.

26 Serious - grave. 'Watery' is 'serous', add an 'i'/one.
24 Melodious, sweet. Mel(t) [cheese dish] and 'odious', revolting.

Malone

Thanks for these, especially the parsing which always lets me down - "inspired guesswork" tends to be my M.O.

Is everyone stuck at the top?

6 Coma Berenices, a constellation. I'm useless at parsing, but it has 'comb', sweep and 'nice S', pleasant southern.

Malone

Very Impressive.

Honestly, I've never heard of it, so am doubly grateful.

Now I'll go & try the remainder

Malone,

Thanks again - I have now polished off the remaining few so can opt for a quiet morning with Bach.

You're very welcome.