Daily Mail Cryptic 14848 Tuesday September 23Rd 2014

[bob561941]

10aHogshead ?
26a Blow hot and cold ?
20a Everything consists of one french and four irish U?????s?
3d Set Off ?

Ta

[dannyk13]

10a.Yes
26a.Yes
20a.Universe
3d.Yes

[Sipowicz]

Yes
Yes
Universe
Yes

[MargoTester]

Yes
Yes
Universe
Yes

[Svejk]

don't just put the answers down without any explanation.

[bob561941]

why universe ?

[Sipowicz]

One french = un
four = iv
Irish = erse

[shoota]

Un - 1 in French
IV - 4 in roman numerals
erse - Irish

[Svejk]

un-1 in france
iv-4(roman)
erse- irish

[aelmpvw]

un iv erse

[Captain2]

French for one = un
Four = I've
Irish = erse

[Sipowicz]

Everything = meaning.

[MargoTester]

Un(french for one) iv(4)erse old word for irish galeic

[shoota]

Universal corroboration....

[dannyk13]

@Svejk. Do you really want 'yes' explained?

[Svejk]

I was talking to the op, danny. Anyone without the paper might look for answers to the answers. I clicked on to ask for the number of letters in each.

[dannyk13]

Sorry Svejk, thought you were referring to the replies.