Dt 28913

[chalky2850]

1a Drink left actor playing subordinate part (7)S??????
5a Give talk about what was in Thatcher's grasp(7)??N????
14a Running over as rationing's broadcast (12)

[Jackdaw33]

1 Support

[Jackdaw33]

5 Handbag

[chalky2850]

Ah! Thank you

[Davemano]

Any letters for 14 chalky - please

[Lie-in King]

14a Organisation- anag 'o(ver) as rationing'

[Jackdaw33]

Since when has 'o' been an abbreviation for over?

[Mamyalynne]

PTO

[Lie-in King]

For as long as I've been doing crosswords

[Davemano]

Very good LIK. I was trying to anagram it using As rationings.

[1ozzy]

I haven't been doing crosswords long enough.

[Jackdaw33]

Well that's a new one on me, 'o' stands for over? Never come across that before.

[Davemano]

Probably same as Time gives T.

[Mamyalynne]

It does in knitting 'psso' - pass slipped stitch over.

[1ozzy]

No wonder knitters are good at cryptic crosswords.

Might take up knitting ;-)

[Davemano]

O.B.E Over of the British Empire?.

I think the over in PSSO means something, this is why I thought the 'over' in the clue suggested anagram.

[Mamyalynne]

Broadcast is the anagram indicator.

[Davemano]

xx

[1ozzy]

Unknown variable?

Where as xxx would be

Spot (the) unknown variable.

And XXXX = Poor quality lager.

[Davemano]

my xx meant understood, to the post by Mamya.

Never known such a long 'chalky' thread.

[1ozzy]

And deep down I thought you were blowing kisses.
xx

Understood