sunday tribune

[pjgriffo]

last 2 left -help please.

1) Screwed up dentists beginning to get around teething problem.(9) T -G-T-N-D
TIGHTENED LOOKS AN OBVIOUS FIT -- BUT WHY?

2) Norman's heading off in three year cycle to do nothing (7) IN - R -I -
INERTIA SEEMS OBVIOUS --BUT WHY?

[Christiana]

1) Tightened

[Christiana]

Sorry, forgot to put explanation - anagram of teething plus first letter of dentists (i.e dentists beginning)

[kettledrum]

anagram of teething + d (dentist's beginning)

[Christiana]

2) Possibly Triennia and take the N off for Norman's heading (anagram)

[pjgriffo]

thanks folks - sound good to me.