Saturday Gurdian

[mullingar]

21ac He's reluctant to speak about a single demand (5) --a-l

[Dinkypuzzled]

cla(i)m ?

[mac44]

claim

[mullingar]

Thank you kindly

[mullingar]

looks like ringmaster not ring leader. Do you know why? top top man making double wing nuts

[bibblebub]

top top man = ringmaster (big top's main man)

double = ringer
nuts = mast

wing means put ringer on the two sides of mast = RINGmastER

[mullingar]

brilliant..Can you explain iguanodon and the rogue letters of theatre box while you're at it - if you wouldn't mind?

[bibblebub]

sorry but I don't have the crossword

[Pentalpha8]

9a West indian (antiguan) soldier ( ant) deserts =iguan +Od ( over drawn ( in the red) + on ( in business

[mullingar]

Big old crawler West Indian soldier deserts in the red in business (9)-iguano(?)don
Tear with artistry across penalty area-play clearly viewed here-(7,3) theatre box

[Pentalpha8]

Th(eatr) e box ( penalty area ) anagram tear ( artistry)

[mullingar]

Thank you pentalpha 8- that is a complicated one

[mullingar]

Did the clue have a the in it in the actual newspaper-or did i miss something with theatre box?

[mullingar]

oh I see now penalty area is the box not just box-doh! Thank you again

[Pea Pod]

It looks as if Penalty area is called The Box.

[Pentalpha8]

Yes sorry I didn't explain that too well
The Box ( penalty area) round an anagram of tear .