Saturday Times Jumbo Quick 875 Saturday June 12th 2010

[lexiloo]

Enjoy assured prosperity 4,2,4 - ?r?e ?t ?a?e ---free at??
Protective footwear 9 d?e?shoes

[cupid04]

free at ease?

[boxtops]

could 2 be Deck Shoes?

[bibblebub]

have it made

[treetops1]

Over shoes?

[lexiloo]

couldn't be Deck shoes as it is D?e?

[bibblebub]

overshoes (40a = barrio)

[lexiloo]

if it's over shoes then I have another one wrong... ie Town district in Spain..6 - ?a?r?? I thought it would be Madrid? hence the D

[lexiloo]

Thanks... over shoes it must be then...

[lexiloo]

now then is it "free at ease" or have it made... and I have then will have to look at 25 down which I have as Distress... the clue being Alarmed, discouraged... and the letters I am sure about are D?s???e?

[bibblebub]

dismayed

[boxtops]

25 must end in ~ed as the clue describes ~ed words - dismayed?

[lexiloo]

thank you one and all... am new to crosswords... must look more carefully at the detail... see clue 16a :)

[Brenden]

Town in Spain = Barrio