Herald

[dave1948]

1d Some of Carolina's torn apart: state needs a hand (6)
?C?I??
I can only see schism but why ?

9a They are composed of tin :and with arsenic something tasteless is concealed (8)
?A???T?S

15d Cheek with French radical guts expressed without restraint (3,3)
L?T ?I?
Should be easy but I can't see it

[sandyRoe]

15d Let rip?

[Oldred]

15d l et r ip ?

[bibblebub]

1d) SCRIPT = South Caroline + sounds like ripped

[Oldred]

9a can tat a s

[dave1948]

I think it must be I can see lip as cheek but not sure as to why etr = French radical

Any thoughts ?

[bibblebub]

with french = ET, radical = R

[dave1948]

Thank you Oldred, Bibblebub and SandyRoe.

The usual suspects come to my rescue yet again

[dave1948]

Thanks Biblblebub again not sure I like et= with as it clearly means "and"
but as they say in Peckham "c'est la vie" mon ami