Private Eye 355

[orly]

Merry Christmas one and all

last few while waiting for dinner

32a Bangs on about conservative routine that's tedious (5,7) _O_E_/S_R_T_N (must have a letter wroing somewhere)
39a It's given a hammering when one takes Swedish girl rearwards (5) G_ _ _ L
59a Sweet thing, our Brian's one time indulgence (4) _O_O
30d Harry's bottom electrified after erection (7)B_ D_ _ _L
finally the end of the phrase going round the crossword which begins "Wine with all the character required to stand....."

thanks & all the best for 2008

[novalis]

30d is bedevil
59a polo??

[tyrepill]

39a Gavel ?

[duckshoot]

32a Roger Scruton

[mr_spencer]

32a Roger Scruton

39a Gavel

30d Bedevil

I'm guessing, at the moment, that 59a is Polo

[orly]

Thanks all - polo looks right but the answer to 39a is Anvil which fits better and allows me to get the all round answer to the whole kibbutz - tarquin fintim limbimbimbim bustop phtang phtang -
just got to transfer it all to an email now!
thanks again - take care

[gco2005]

59a is POLO. In Private Eye the Prince of Wales is often known as Brian.