Dt 27733

[Mick-the-Miller]

It's a tough one today - help badly needed!

16a - Call for dog to follow directions - (6) ?n???l
7d - Greek character hosting a dance - (7) ??m?a??
24a - Work painstakingly - is it 'PC' - (4) p?o?
25d - Man perhaps deceived having left tips - (4) ?s?e

Oh, and I know 4d is 'deer-park' but I don't understand it, can someone explain?

That's it for now - I may be back!

TIA

[dannyk13]

16a.Entail
7d.Lambada
24a.Plod
25d.Isle
4d. Does as in female deer

[vakayu]

16 entail
7d lambada
24 plod

[michaelmph]

Check out this site for hints (or answers if you need them):
http://bigdave44.com/

[dannyk13]

ABers not good enough Michael?

[Mick-the-Miller]

Cheers!

16a - I couldn't get 'heel' out of my mind!
7d - Of course!
24a - Doh!
25d - ??

4d - I must learn to read the clue - I must learn to read the clue - etc etc

Thanks very much!!

[dannyk13]

25d. (m)isle(d)

[vakayu]

You're welcome.

[michaelmph]

Not really Danny, just that I like the BigDave site. They give quite a bit if background including info on who the various setters are. I've found it useful as I've started to do the Telegraph crossword more and more.
Michael

[dannyk13]

But does it parse as many posters require this?

[Mick-the-Miller]

Danny - I know Big Dave from the http://bigdave44.com/ site is always looking for bloggers for the puzzles - have you ever thought about having a go?

[dannyk13]

Haven't really the time Mick.

[michaelmph]

Danny, no not as much parsing as here, just one person providing hints and solutions each day. These people come from a small group around the world (including USA, Canada and OZ) so heaven knows where they get access to the Xwords. This site has more of a community feel to it, so there's more dialogue between posters and parsing when asked for.