Mephisto 2613

[foxspur]

32ac Courtesy title could make this yob lose a bit of cred (8) I have ??TY?ET?
7dn In places they frequently ring little Malian, for example (4) I have ?FR? presumably AFRO, but why?
24ac Take the plunge in Perth to show eye watering jerk (6) I have WED??E possibly WEDGIE, but why?
All help appreciated

[aeronut]

tityre-tu

[aeronut]

afro- freq. a hairdo for someone in Mali

wedgie has a meaning (acc. to Chambers- prank involving pulling underpants up so as to constrict)

[JMR27]

24a take the plunge = wed + in Perth to show = gie (Scots for give - as in show a result) = wedgie , per this:
http://www.urbandicti...efine.php?term=wedgie
No, I've never heard of it before either - I'm fast going off Mr McKenna

[foxspur]

Thanks aeronut, McKenna seems to have eased up a bit!

[aeronut]

It's a variant of getting your panties in a bunch, I guess.