sir lancelot

[woodhamgirl]

hi everyone/ help needed please -
1d uneasiness D???O?S?T???
20a inspection of land ??C?E
8a home distilled whiskey ??E?E?N - thought it was bourbon but doesnt fit in with direct phone call (person to person)

[Littlegem]

Discomfiture
Recce
Shebeen

[boxtops]

8a 8a potcheen (if your first E is wrong)

[fredrika]

1d. Discomfiture
20a. Recce

[boxtops]

littlegem, I put shebeen first, then I looked it up, it says drinking den, not the liquor?

[boxtops]

^ can also be spelled pocheen

[woodhamgirl]

thanks very much littlegem

[glasman]

Generally, either poitin, poteen, or potheen.

[dannyk13]

Shebeen is the only one that fits

[Littlegem]

Chambers dictionary has shebeen as " home-made alcohol"

[glasman]

In that case, Danny, the clue is wrong.