Ft 14,182

[NW3Nutter]

1d Books Shakespeare put in bag no good to the nation (8) ??T???N? and2d Child, say, up on old battle cry (8) ??R???M?. Only a couple more. Many thanks.

[quinie]

2 Geronimo

[NW3Nutter]

Thanks Quinie - should have got it.

[quinie]

meant to add o-old, -minor -child,eg-say -up meaning backwards

[dannyk13]

2d.Geronimo?

[NW3Nutter]

Thanks DannieK13 - got that one. Still stewing over Shakespeare and his books!

[quinie]

1d Botswana?

[NW3Nutter]

Don't get it - except for the nation.

[shoota]

Do you have any more crossing clues for 1d?

[NW3Nutter]

No shoots - ??T?W?N? I can see Botswana fits in beautifully, just don't understand why!

[shoota]

Bag without g (good) gives you the BA

[shoota]

OTS Old testaments

[NW3Nutter]

Thanks Shoots.

[shoota]

Difficult to parse - cant really get the WAN......

[quinie]

Thanks,shoota, for giving the explanation.I had to answer the phone.

[quinie]

Hi,shoota, OT-books. SWAN-Shakespeare's theatre

[shoota]

Well done Q, was beginning to think that SWAN must have a Shakespeare connection but didn't know about The Swan. :-)
Onward and upward....

[glasman]

Shakespeare was described as the Swan of Avon.

[quinie]

Yes,glasman,I've just remembered he was called that.Think there's a book with that title.All is now clear!

[quinie]

I often get an answer then have to figure out it fits.lol