Independent Prize Crossword 7872 Sunday January 8th 2012

[pianojan]

Stuck on the following...any help will be gratefully received...

1a (4-4) Appropriate to stop endless twitter

11a (5) Sly feature to smash box office

12a (9) Computer administrator and people generally backed up scanner

16a (8) Legless players interrupting chant

3d (8-6) Still retainin goxygen in evaporating state, solidifies what can soon be liquid

4d (6) Borrodin gtype? That sounds about like me

9d (8) Long to receive registration before gun at last is loaded

[humbersloop]

Any letters anywhere?

[glasman]

1a Saw answered as 'half inch' but don't get it.

[pianojan]

Appropriate...take...pinch...half inch halt finch? Thanks

[slaney]

11a Ram bo - sly = Sylvester Stallone

[pianojan]

I have 4d N---e- and 12a --p-r-s-r and 16 a -t-a-i-s

[slaney]

12a Superuser - us reversed + peruser

[pianojan]

thanks

[pianojan]

thanks

[pianojan]

just got 4d pun of setter