Daily Mail Prize Crossword 15244 Friday April 1St 2016

[bob561941]

16d Injury ?
13a Guano ?
12d Thong ?
15d Custom in America period U???e
17a A newly wed forfeits right to stand ??i?e
22a Ant?
26a Go up and round small church ?s?e?d


thanks

[dannyk13]

Yes
Yes
Yes
Usage
Bide
Art
Ascend

[MargoTester]

Yes
Yes
Yes
Usage
Abide
Ascend

[frugalfred]

15 usage
26 ascend

[MargoTester]

Give a girl a chance Danny ;-)

[dannyk13]

Sorry for typo Abide

[dannyk13]

Any girl has a chance with me Margo.:-)

[MargoTester]

Sorry missed 22 art ra(Royal Accademy reversed? + t(itan)

[MargoTester]

Oooer Danny I'm on the next train - what's for dinner :-)

[dannyk13]

Salmon with a pesto and parmesan crust and new potatoes.

[MargoTester]

Sounds good to me.

[bob561941]

Thanks for all your help I have to confess that I don't always see how you arrive at some of the answers but with practise I hope to improve

[dannyk13]

Bob, if you want the answers parsed just ask for that when you post.

[MargoTester]

You're getting better Bob, admit I don't always know myself! You just learn over time how to read the clues

[MargoTester]

For instance, 15d custom in America, period. Us(America) +age(period) usage is another word for custom