Sunday Times Prize Crossword Sunday June 16Th 2013

[catsrcool]

1dn In south of France, one’s not promising to head north (4) m?d? midi ? why?
19dn American students thick? That’s about right (4) ?r??
23ac Means to catch some sleep, which is OK in certain circumstances (8) ?g?e?e??

[glasman]

19d F(r)at

[boxtops]

The Midi's in the south of France

[catsrcool]

Thanks that makes 23ac ?g?e?e?t
The g is the end of 10dn Grab bags to throw off on travels (13) = globetrotting
the first e from 6dn = runs into trouble
the second e from 14dn Feeding one fish to a rodent is not necessary (9) = avoidable and the t from frat

[roslyn251254]

ag rem ent??

[catsrcool]

Thanks I cant think of anything better.

[Gordon17]

23ac Means = agent; some sleep = rem; approval by a state of a diplomatic rep = agrement