Daily Mail Thursday

[Jobowo]

Last two. Having problems parsing. 24a Advertise programme about a victory for old Labour. T?A?A?L - I have travail. But why old?? 25a Rolling Stones version of English. S?I?G?E - I have shingle. But why version of English??

Many thanks in advance.

[factor-fiction]

Is it just seen as an old fashioned word for labour?

[mac44]

a v in trail
anag of English

[dannyk13]

Travail is an old word for labour.
Anagram of english - shingle

[scooping]

travail coz is an old term?

[factor-fiction]

anagram of English

[retrocop]

travail V=victory +a .Advertise= trail (er) Labour = travail
stone= shingle anagram of English

[dannyk13]

Morning Retro. Went well yesterday?

[Jobowo]

Many thanks again for all your responses. I can't believe I didn't pick up the anagram. . A number of old words are used in crosswords. I got the trail and av. I just didn't think it necessary to put 'old' in. But hey HO.

[JoeThompson999]

Shingle is correct - type of stone.