Daily Teleg 25,475 30.11

[barbrajay]

1a Power to see the future in era before Galileo (10)

5d Head cook appearing around lunchtime (5) ends in f

1d Ceremony in which old man enthralls millions (4)
could this be MIME?

16a False tan, phony way for getting ahead quickly (4,4)
FAKE ???E?

Help!

[shaneystar2]

16A Fast Lane ..anag of false tan

[shaneystar2]

5d Chief ?

[barbrajay]

Thanks Shaneystar! Any of the others?

[shaneystar2]

1a Could be ....prediction ?
Not sure really .... any letters ?

[shaneystar2]

How about pomp for 1D

[barbrajay]

I just worked out that 1d is probably POMP

1a is therefore P???C?E?C?

Prescience? What do you think

[shaneystar2]

Yes .. Pre Science !

[kettledrum]

prescience sounds good to me!

[barbrajay]

Thanks Shaneystar. Fridays are always a bit harder!

How about 13d?

Liberal showing a lifeline? (4,6)

???? ?A????

Any ideas?

[barbrajay]

Hi kettledrum! Nice to see some friends online tonight!

I've now got a second letter P in 13d. Still can't work it out though.

Help?

[shaneystar2]

Free handed ?

[shaneystar2]

Free sample ?

My brain has seized up !

[kettledrum]

Where is your 'P' Barbrajay ?

[kettledrum]

Sorry! I meant to suggest 'open handed' if it fitted!

[barbrajay]

Thanks folks! It's definitely open handed. Will struggle on!