Mephisto 2903

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

17a. Value aged bristles (5) S-TAE.
24a. Small deception surrounding shorthand is crooked amongst Scots (7) CAM--OT.
26d. It's more robust and it's pocketed by Slovak (5) -AL-R.
22d. Laurel, eg, crowning South Africa's verses S-AN-A.


I guess 22 must be "stansa".....is it?

[mallyh]

22 yes stan ....laurel ...and sa.....south africa

[Captain2]

17 Setae

noun - a stiff hair or bristle
stalk of a moss capsule

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

Sorry 24a is CAM--O.

[Captain2]

So 24 is (6)?

[fiction-factory]

camsho

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

Sorted now.......many thanks all.....apologies for the bum steer on 24a........Joe.

[fiction-factory]

I think i's simply SH (short hand) in CAMO (abbreviated camouflage). Definition- means crooked to Scots

[mallyh]

26 haler ....old Slovakian currency

[Mamyalynne]

22 Stanza

za= South Africa

.za is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for South Africa. It is administered by the .za Domain Name Authority (ZADNA).

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

Thanks again all of you.

[dannyk13]

17a.Setae
22d.Stanza