Radio Times Prize Crossword 46

[Ancient]

Hi Guys and Gals!

Stuck on just one this week - 8a: Country's storyteller has no right to keep alongside (5) ???y?; would appreciate help with this one.

Also, 13d: Curiously, sailor is on Gold Street in US city (10) - I believe the answer to be "Abnormally" but apart from the AB, I have no idea why!

Additionally 19d: Group of swimmers reach sandbank (5) - I believe the answer to be "Shoal" but can't work out why!

[Mamyalynne]

Abnormally

Sailor - AB
Gold - OR
Street - Mall
US City - NY

[dannyk13]

8a.Libya
13d.Yes Ab(sailor) +or(gold) & mall(street) inside Ny(US city)

[dannyk13]

Libya - by(alongside) innside lia(r)

[bibblebub]

19d: a shoal can be a group of fish as well as a sandbank http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/shoal

[Ancient]

Thank you so much Mamyalynne and dannyk xxxx

Also Bibblebub for "Shoal" xx

[bibblebub]

you're very welcome

[CrikeyMoses]

Just out of interest, I think 19d SHOAL is actually a triple definition, not double. 'Reach' is a stretch of water.
Group of swimmers | reach | sandbank

[Baldric]

Ah, ok!

[Mamyalynne]

I still think it's a double


Group of swimmers (Shoal)reach sandbank (Shoal)

Shoal can be used as a verb.

[CrikeyMoses]

You could be right, Mamya. The use of 'reach' is an interesting coincidence, but maybe not specific enough for a separate definition.
(53 hours later, took my eye off the thread, sorry.)