12a,11L belated lift arranged for Waterloo,say.----L------
12D5L old dim British king--e-r
7Dengineer soon praises film for it's compitence(15L)--o---S-O---I--
many thanks
no need to apologise for anything, wardlaw, i must have had the advantage of typing fast that sometimes comes with alcohol (except for the word 'anagram' which took several attempts)