Daily Mail Prize Crossword Tuesday January 31st 2012

[MiloL]

I know I'm behind with these crosswords, as ususal, but I don't seem to be on this setter's wavelength. Am I the only one? Help please!

13 across FRodman's right to pursue early invader (6) A--e-

17 across So-called Swiss bankers back number about writer (6) -n---s

14 Schoolmaster's letter from Athens (5) ----a

[Ouzel]

17a Gnomes

[Zhukov]

Alien

[peashaq]

14 theta ?

[bibblebub]

13a angler
14 gamma = gam + m.a.

[Zhukov]

The Teachers Association...Theta?

[MiloL]

Thanks all

[Zhukov]

what is gam? bibblebub

[bibblebub]

it's a word for a group of whales, just like pod

[bibblebub]

...or school

[Zhukov]

I"d always used pod,for whale group..gam..thats a new one...ta,bibblebub

[bibblebub]

my pleasure

those 3 are my vocabulary limit for collective whale nouns