Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4633 Sunday March 15Th 2015

[mercedita]

Hope you're still there, Lie-in King! Can you please help parse 6D Rover car about to drop off British author (7) . I can see Rover = RAMBLER, but can't see the rest.

[Lie-in King]

6d Rambler (rover) - '(ca)r' (ca [circa]; about, dropped) + '(Eric) Ambler'

[mercedita]

Ah, many thanks, Lie-in King. I hadn't heard of Eric Ambler. While you're there, could you just help with my last one? 16A Jumper is indeed on back to front after a whiff of joint (6). I have JERSEY, and I can see YES backwards, but I don't understand the whiff of joint! Can you parse it, please?

[Lie-in King]

Jersey (jumper) - 'yes + re' (indeed + on) back, after 'j(oint)' (whiff of)

[scorpiojo]

J(ersey) re - on (reversed

[scorpiojo]

Ignore me

[mercedita]

Many thanks, Lie-in King & Scorpiojo. Whew! That was difficult. I had 2 young cats trying to help me write in the clues, chewing the pen, sitting in front of me, etc. Thanks again!