4d.figure of speech directly comparing two differant things(6)s-m---
13a.shoelace(7)----h-t
16a. in imitation of a natural sound(6)---o-c
17d. deportment(6)-a-n--
22a. army;A----/------- institution(bbc production)-e-y/---t-s-
that is the way the clue is printed
8d.former german currency(11) i know its deutschemark,but that is 12 letters do you think they have a spelling mistake or can it be spelt without the seventh letter(e)
thankyou
8 Deutschmark is the correct spelling. It can also be written as "deutsche mark", if you want to refer to it as a specific currency, e.g. "I would rather use the deutsche mark than any other currency."