Times Jumbo cr. 739

[mightymouse]

6a One whose business might be slack in part (4,8) Is it WOOL or COAL MERCHANT?
16a Scathing about magistrate avoiding extremes. Is it
CAUSTIC?
37d Rugby club ultimately wanting someone to represent the country. Is it RUSSIA? Why??

Many thanks.

[kayakamina]

16a Caustic......Ca (about) + (j) USTIC (e)

[JMR27]

6a I went with coal merchant - slack/coal dross

[Lie-in King]

37d I had - Ru-stic(k)

[JMR27]

I think 37d might be rustic - R.U. + stic(k)

[mightymouse]

Many thanks, RUSTIC seems to make sense.

By the way, 12d...Food - main course...is it TACK?

[eddiebun]

Tack

food generally, fare, especially of the bread kind, such as hard tack (ship�s biscuit), soft tack (loaves).

Main = sea

[mightymouse]

Thanks, finished at last!