Observer Prize Crossword 3615 Sunday January 17Th 2016

[Kite1]

Can't get going today these two would help. 1 school optional term otherwise relating to large city ?????????t?? And singer showing heart of defiance in depth if suffering (2dn) No letter 5,4. Thanks.

[dannyk13]

Metropolitan

[Gavmacp]

Metropolitan

[Mamyalynne]

Metropolitan

Edith Piaf

[Lie-in King]

1a Metropolitan - anag 'optional term' (no "school" in the clue)
2d Edith Piaf - '(def)ia(nce)' (heart of, in) anag 'depth if'

[Gavmacp]

Edith piaf

[elliemay1]

You wearing that cloak again, Mamyalynne??

[Kite1]

Thanks all and to lie-in-King for parsing. i had the right letters for the singer but couldn't get the answer. optional term easy of course shoud have got that!

[Mamyalynne]

Ellie, I don't join in that game and a good parse trumps a straight answer every time :-)