Secretly do science here, not in the front parlour (4-4) |
|
|
Like the boys from the Moor? (4,4) |
|
|
Done in secret or behind the scenes (8) |
|
|
*Figurative setting for a shady deal |
New York Times |
24 Jun 2024 |
A place where secret work is done (8) |
|
|
Situation for boffins (4,4) |
|
|
Not the front parlour to do important things in secretly (4,4) |
|
|
"Go, see what the boys in the ... will have; And give them the poison they name!" ordered Marlene Dietrich (4,4) |
|
|
These boys, the boffins, seen as 'moor' (8) |
|
|
Boys: boffins behind the scenes (8) |
|
|
Where deals are made secure? (8) |
|
|
Where shady deals may be made, and a hint to the ends of the starred answers |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Apr 2021 |
Figurative setting for many deals |
LA Times Daily |
08 Oct 2020 |
Figurative setting for many deals |
The Washington Post |
08 Oct 2020 |
Moor could be working behind the scenes? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Feb 2015 |
Place for political planning |
|
|
Locale of Dietrich's boys. |
|
|
"The boys in the ___." |
|
|