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
I thought that this crossword was the Irish equivalent of the Radio Times one. If there is not a 1a then there are no means of checking and the setter should be sacked. Yes, Cap'n. I might have a hissy fit because all I want is for the OP to clarify the issue; talk about drawing teeth!
Fair enough. In that case the first letter cannot be resolved so you must take pot luck. I have to say, with reference to my last post, that this is a bad clue. A competent setter will devise his crossword so as to lead to only one solution, avoiding ambiguity.