cryptic 2401

[twiglet3]

3d- water for the rest, in a bad state the morning after
?t?e??

4d- muff for a girl
?i?s

6d- air hole a tile was moved to create
?e?t?l??? - ventilate

9d- pluck and carry off
?p?r??

12a- im sad , wandering at large and miserable
?i????

13d- charges the boys nothing to enter
????s

[Quizmonkey]

3 Stream (anag of rest + am)
4 miss (double definition)

[Quizmonkey]

9 Spirit (double def)
12 Dismal (anag of I'm sad + L)

[The Builder]

9d spirit

[Mysterons]

12a Dismal

[Quizmonkey]

13 Loads (0 in lads)

[The Builder]

13 loads

[Mysterons]

13d Loads

[Quizmonkey]

If you've typed 6 correctly it's a bad clue. Ventilate works for the cryptic ref - but there's no def (and the clue doesn't work as an &lit)

[BigMac]

6d is correct

[twiglet3]

yes 6d is typed as it reads in the paper!

[twiglet3]

thankyou all for your fab help though, that is great.

[ulysses100]

To air is to ventilate
A vent is an hole plus anagram of "a tile"

[Quizmonkey]

Fair enough Ulysses, but 'air hole' is a more complete indicator of 'vent'. Very sloppy clue, in any case.

[cruciverbali]

Yes, a terrible clue - was, to and create all otiose.

[Waugh2]

Your opinion Quizmonkey does not make it fact. Look up hole in a thesaurus and it will show vent. The clue is quite valid and it does not become you to call a clue very sloppy when you have simply been caught in an error and are trying to justify that error.

[Waugh2]

Oh look another who is getting all huffy and stating as fact what is only an opinion. Do you ever say, in my opinion, cruciverbali? Have you perchance contacted the Telegraph to voice your displeasure? Some people!

[Quizmonkey]

Waugh - from what standpoint are you giving your 'opinion'? Do you know anything about crosswords, at all? Are you an expert on clueing? From your ill-informed posts above, clearly not. You're criticising people who DO know what they're talking about - yes, it's only my opinion (hey! that's what boards are about) but it's the opinion of myself as a professional cryptic crossword compiler. Yourself?

[Waugh2]

Who gives a flying fig WHAT you think? Do you think that just because it is your opinion that a clue is a bad one that it helps anybody? The answer is clearly ventilate and so why not just say so? Do you really have the nerve to think that just because you think the clue is bad that anybody whatsoever gains from your opinion?