Rte Crossword No 10

[snaro]

Stuck on a few please
8ac must follow q ) ?a?L 2nd the devil it is ???S? 7d sun's in your eyes ?t?? ANY offers please?

[fiction-factory]

Can i just check i understand what you are asking
8ac- must follow q ) ?a?L
2nd (2d?) -the devil it is ???S?
7d sun's in your eyes ?t??

[fiction-factory]

tail? I don't understand the " q)" bit though

[Captain2]

8 Can only come up with 'TAIL' as in follow and a queue has a 'tail' on it???

[snaro]

Tanx fiction 8 down ?a?l (must follow Q 7 down ?t?s (sun's in your eyes ? And

24 down the devil it is ( ???s? . Any help?

[jollyroger66]

7d Stars if 5 letters

[fiction-factory]

Still not totally clear-but maybe ITIS?

[snaro]

Tanx the only tail I can parse is on a quail I hope it's not !

[scorpiojo]

Any clue to give another letter in 24, snaro? And, are you sure of the T in 7d?

[Captain2]

After snaro's re-post, I'm even more confused. :((

[fiction-factory]

Are the )s and (s part of the clues.
I'm still not sure what the clue for 8a is

[Tilly2]

24 Blast!

[snaro]

Tanx jolly roger the r in star might fit another clue I cud amend.

[Tilly2]

8ac Magi? They followed a star.

[Tilly2]

So far, I've got
Magi
Blast
Star

...any good?

[snaro]

Sorry if confusion reigns the letters I have are minimal so here goes.

24 down 5 letters ???s? ( the devil it is )
7 down ?t?? Sun's in your eyes ?

[scorpiojo]

Snaro, is there another clue that crosses 24?

[ducksie]

Jo, at all costs the clue crossing 7d
the 't' then is the second letter for the clue in 7d

I've just opened up the magazine, making the most of a great day out gardening

[snaro]

Tanx tilly 2 still not fitting and scorpiojo 27 across I can't dislodge either it is

2 words 3 and 5 got to be hard cash you gotta have to unearth thesemail man t?? And ?e?n ?

[scorpiojo]

Thanks, ducksie

[fiction-factory]

So clue is :
got to be hard cash you gotta have to unearth these mail man (3,5)

It reads oddly