Mon Crusader

[Handbaglady]

Please, 8 D Deal with unknown alliance (6) TREAT?, I can't make up my mind wether to put treaty ot treats, help would be appreciated. Also 14 Ac Choose to use pearl to provide an expensive coat (12) ????T?O?N?T?. I can't get anything with those letters. Thank you.

[johnalex]

Treat + Y (alliance) . . . . X and Y are 'unknowns' in algebra

[bibblebub]

8d treaty - unknown = y (in algebra)

14a electroplate (elect + anagram of 'pearl to')

[Handbaglady]

Thank you johnalex, I was kind of favouring the Y but didn't really understand. Thank for the explanation.

[johnalex]

14a Electroplate

[roslyn251254]

14a electroplate

[Handbaglady]

Thank you bibblebub, I must have 5D wrong. I had helicon. Clue is Harold gets lice moving in a spiral (7) H?L?C?L?.

[Handbaglady]

Thanks also to johnalex and roslyn251254.

[roslyn251254]

5d helical

[bibblebub]

helical

[johnalex]

HelicAL . . . . HAL short for Harold + anag/lice

[Handbaglady]

Thank you roslyn 251254 and bibblebub. I was so sure it was helicon. Just have to get the tippex out.

[Handbaglady]

Thanks johnalex for explanation, didn't know Hal was short for Harold. You live and learn from this site.

[johnalex]

Thanks Handbag lady, that sure is a classy Avatar!