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[dave1948]

14d They say the aircraft is unserviceable, yet it flies away (4,3)
???S OFF Sets off?

16a An oficer w refuses caviar (7)
???E???

6d This is where he and I saw the boat casize (8)
?A?I?O??

All help welcome

[novalis]

Jets off

[HowardKennitby]

Manitoba ?

[dave1948]

Thank you both

I thought of "jets off" but unsure of how it fits
I think Manitoba is correct.

16a An officer who refuses caviar (7)
?E?E?O?

[dave1948]

16a should be: ?e?e?A?
general but if so why ?

[Tilly2]

something roe?

[Tilly2]

Sorry, a bit late there!

[dave1948]

Thank you Tilly2

[bibblebub]

It is GENERAL - Shakespeare to the rescue

http://www.enotes.com...quotes/caviar-general

Hamlet:
I heard thee speak me a speech once, but it was never acted,
or if it was, not above once; for the play, I remember, pleas'd not
the million, 'twas CAVIARE TO THE GENERAL. But it was, as I receiv'd it
—and others, whose judgments in such matters cried in the top of
mine—an excellent play, well digested in the scenes, set down
with as much modesty as cunning.

[slaney]

Caviar to the general..
http://www.encycloped...viartothegeneral.html

[dave1948]

Thank you slaney and Bibblebub.

You both rescue me frequently especially where the answer has some reference (as I have led a sheltered life!)