tel 2374

[yellow11]

3d is still effective when one detains the innocent 5,4?????/??OG
31a having checked in,rush around ?E?N?D
23a went off in good order again 8 starts with r
24d being inclined to remove the beginning and last part 6 ?N????
thanks

[sarumite]

3d Holds Good

[kayakamina]

3d Holds good

31 Re in ed

23 Repaired

24 (h)edging

[netkey]

31 re(in)ed

[yellow11]

many thanks

[pollythecat]

Sorry to disagree kayakamina but I have the answer to 34d as ENDING (BENDING - be inclined - without the beginning) and the answer meaning the last part

[sarumite]

Thanks for that pollythecat .. I was beginning to think I had messed up ... I agree with ending .. and it also fits with my answer to 26across.

[kayakamina]

I do apologise to both of you. Not having my best day and trying to answer without the grid in front of me is not a good idea.!

Bear with me . K

[sarumite]

K .. there is absolutely no need to apologise, it's almost a relief to know that even the maestro is not infallible!

[pollythecat]

Sorry to have contradicted you K, but as you say, we all have off days. You are allowed one occasionally as well. So don't feel so bad.

[milkmeister]

Actually I have being inclined as TENDING not BENDING, leading to ENDING as the answer, not that it matters much.