Sunday Times Cryptic Sunday September 29Th 2013

[catsrcool]

3ac Scientist was correspondent in a matter of law (10) ?????m????
17ac Force State President to catch jet, of course (6,8) ???o?r ???s????

[kettledrum]

17a vapour pressure?

[bibblebub]

17a) VAPOUR PRESSURE = force

state = VA [virginia]
president = PRES
to catch jet = put POUR in the middle - jet/pour as in a liquid flowing (iffy)
of course = SURE

va POUR pres sure

[bibblebub]

3a) ARCHIMEDES = 'chimes' inside 'a res'

http://legal-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/res

[bibblebub]

grrr, another typo - 'chimed' inside 'a res'

[catsrcool]

Thanks try these please
1ac . 17's aspiration (4) ??s? 17 is answered above
10ac Lightning all but pierces plain (9) ??e?n????
11ac Angry one stops receiving sex (5) l???? livid? why?
19dn Go home, enthralled by university grade (7) u???a??

[bibblebub]

1a) hiss ?

[bibblebub]

19d) urinate

[bibblebub]

11a) one stops = LID, sex = VI [latin/roman numerals for 6]
-> li VI d

[catsrcool]

Thanks.
Got to prepare lunch may come back if there is time