Rte 42

[scooke]

1d this one we hear needs dough, so what does he do?(5,5)???e?,bread
7d this must follow--- once out of play in GAA(4,4)?a?e,???e
15a oh, bother!(2-2)t?-d?
17d D then a curve d(9)de?r?e?ed

[fiction-factory]

Oh I see- you mean teh answer is KNEADS BREAD. That makes more sense if teh E is wrong

[Jackdaw33]

Don't think so. Anyway it doesn't fit the pattern given by the OP.

[frugalfred]

He needs money, so he works to make money, hence he makes bread.

[frugalfred]

Wrong person of the verb, though (kneads)

[Jackdaw33]

Dough and bread both being slang terms for money I think the only issue is whether it is makes or bakes, or something else.

[Davemano]

1d Is bread definite as it could be Makes Money if he needs dough

[Davemano]

sorry, didn't scroll down enough.

[Jackdaw33]

I'm inclining towards makes, but we will only know when we get the answer, or at least the clue, to 1a.

[ladyalex]

Have we got the full clue for 7d?
And have we settled on an answer for 17d?

Need scooke to get back to us really.....

[scooke]

Could 7d be line ball? If so regina does not fit 2d

[ladyalex]

What is the clue for 2d ?

We do not have the paper and can only go by your posts.

[scorpiojo]

2d Mad again, we hear Mozarts put her name to music

[scooke]

2d mad again, we hear,Mozarts put her name to music (6) ???i?a

[Jackdaw33]

it's the clue to 1a that we need to settle this.

[Davemano]

Which is still outstanding and any definite letters. Already been pointed out the debriefed fits the grid, but not the clue.

[Jackdaw33]

I am referring to the bread clue. I am assuming that there is a 1a clue to check, otherwise it's ambiguous, which is something any decent setter would avoid.

[scooke]

So 1d is either makes bread or bakes, the 7d 8a fit in as second letter so makes or bakes both fit
7d & 8a is this must follow-- - once out of play in GAA (4,4) so that line make line ball fit in

[fiction-factory]

One more thing, scooke- is that the exact clue for 17d, please?

[Jackdaw33]

Scooke, for the nth time of asking, can you give us either the clue or the answer to 1 across, Please!!!

[scooke]

17d D (an arched line which i cant produce) d de?r?e?ed
any ideas for 2 down clue given earlier?