Daily Mail Today

[zinnie]

Hello,..... wife in need of help today.!!
19a(5,7).Nick's drink has fresh slice in it P?L???, ??A???N
30a(5) Perhaps he's uncouth, missing hots? E?N???
17d.(4) One's concealed in trick .????

Hope she can finish with these!!

[Jumbuck]

19a police station

[slaney]

19a Po(lice S)tation -nick -if it's 6,7

[Jumbuck]

30a if it's 6 letters then EUNUCH = remove the letters "hots" from "hes uncouth" and make an anagram

[Jumbuck]

17d COIN = "i" inside of "con"

[zinnie]

thanks 'police station' and 'coin'.. It is 7 letters 'jumbuck' so, unfortunately , EUNUCH does'nt work.

[Jumbuck]

in what way does the word eunuch not work? what is the clue/answer that mismatches?

[Jumbuck]

Sorry I misread your last posting but in the clue you give (5), provide 6 letters E?N??? and now say that it's 7 - which is it?

[squarebear]

eunuch certainly looks right
"he's uncouth" minus the letters in the word HOTS.

[zinnie]

Hello 'jumbuck' ...my apologies ...I am going 'round the bend' ...it is 6 letters so EUNUCH is right
Thanks for your help.....and hopefully, your understanding

[Jumbuck]

not a problem, glad to help