Saga Crossword September 2014

[Polly37]

9 across Two posts, the first one cut on a type of box...(6) ?????A
15 down Ben impoverished (3,1,4) ?O? ? ???? 14 down Fluke deal with millions invested on overdrawn euros(9) T?E??????

[scorpiojo]

15 not a bean??

[Mamyalynne]

14 Trematode

[Mamyalynne]

Treat + M + OD + E

[mallyh]

9 pitara?

[Mamyalynne]

Isn't a Pitara a moth?

[mallyh]

a variety of boxes .

[Mamyalynne]

Thank you

[mallyh]

or camera

[mallyh]

or camera was another suggestion not a pitara

[Mamyalynne]

I thought Camera too - struggling with a parse though.

[Polly37]

Many thanks for all your help and discussions

[factor-fiction]

Is there a down clue that crosses 9a that we could help with?

[Polly37]

2 down Rex rings and advocates grid (3.3) R?? ?A?
3down Coopers groovy creation - sounds of triumph reported (5) C???E
These go through 9 across their 3rd letter is 2nd and 4th Complicated hope you can understand that

[scorpiojo]

2d roo bar here:
http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Question1344323.html

[mallyh]

roo bar

[shaneystar2]

2d roo bar

[Polly37]

that means that 9 across about the two posts will show ?O???A so cannot be wither camera or pitara

[mallyh]

contra?

[factor-fiction]

Is the first clue exactly right, Polly?
" Two posts, the first one cut on a type of box..."
Is the "..." in the clue?

[Polly37]

thanks for all your help that means 3 down is now C?T?E