Stuck On Two

[ewtor2]

26a titled actress has boring routine with her car (10). R?t?e???r?
24d topless mind high (3). O??

Thanks for any help

[mallyh]

26 Rutherford?

[cashier]

26 Rutherford

[mallyh]

24a very iffy..... ott

[dannyk13]

Off (high) ? but can't parse it.

[mallyh]

24 could it be (d)off

[dannyk13]

Can you get the clue giving the last letter?

[ewtor2]

Thanks Danny. Last letter would now be f so guess it must be off. Seems dodgy!

[fiction-factory]

( d)off-Well if you doff your cap, you/ your head (mind) is topless? Best i can do

[dannyk13]

It fits the high part of the clue.High and off being synonyms of rotten,it is the mind part that baffles me.

[mallyh]

I suggested doff as well fiction x

[JJ109]

oaf ? (topless mind "(l)oaf") .... but that doesn't explain "high"

[fiction-factory]

Only other explanation is maybe BOFF- accepted short version of Boffin .
Maybe the clue isn't exactly right

[fiction-factory]

Yes mally- I was trying to back up your doff suggestion earlier

[elliemay1]

I thought of boff(in) too but when I looked it up saw that 'boff' has quite a different meaning!

[mallyh]

sorry fiction x

[dannyk13]

I checked all letters to put before off, but nothing fitted mind.

[Lie-in King]

Sun Times 4814

24d - clue is - "Topless nob's high" (3)

(t)Off

[dannyk13]

DOH! Thanks L-i k

[elliemay1]

Thank you L-I-K

[fiction-factory]

D'oh! And I did query whether the clue was exactly right.