Middlesbrough Cryptic Crossword

[Donaldinho]

23a 8 from the four quarters - ?e?s

[Captain2]

News

[fiction-factory]

Regardless of what the answer/clue to 8 was it will indeed be NEWS- the four quarters being N(orth), E(ast), S and W

[fiction-factory]

^.... W & S, even.

[jollyroger66]

Sewn
( 8 = Stitched )

[Captain2]

ha! Thanks JR

[fiction-factory]

That makes sense. I was basing my NEWS on the letter pattern given

[jollyroger66]

//Regardless of what the answer/clue to 8 was it will indeed be NEWS//
Sorry couldn't resist it :-)
Possibly News ?

[fiction-factory]

Ha- have I been 'stitched up'- I'm not sure if you were joking now with your 8 being stitched.

[aelmpvw]

of course 8 could have been sebaceous cysts/wens

[jollyroger66]

Sorry ff :-)

[fiction-factory]

I think this may be the local paper in question.
https://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1575911.html
8d clue was What it takes to understand the information?" and the answer was Intelligence
So NEWS will be right for "8 from the four quarters"

[aelmpvw]

i thought that 8 clue referred to another clue, the answer being sharp?

[fiction-factory]

SHARP came from a different clue (not sure of clue number) which was "Note showing 8" .

[fiction-factory]

So there were at least two clues referring to 8 (8d) it seems.

[aelmpvw]

i hate clues in crosswords that refer to another clue :-)