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[iggymiggy]

5a
cracked jokes about quiet european capital(6)
10a apprentice reporter covers siren perhaps(7)
5d doctor lister is english and he devised how to do this(9)
8d sea barrier greek one guarding second of cyclades(6)
6d perform better than united in scoreless draw(5)
18d hunting dog catches large snake (7)
27a godfathers back with cash(7)

[Captain2]

Skopje

[donny48]

5 Skopje

[Toorak]

Skopje
Sterilise
Outdo

[Captain2]

8d Gro-y-ne

[Captain2]

18d Ratt-l-er

[Captain2]

10a apprENTICE Reporter

[donny48]

10 enticer

[scorpiojo]

27 Sponsor

[donny48]

Jo,
I seem to spend a lot of time asking for explanations but enlighten me. I thought of sponsor but could not parse.

[Captain2]

Double definition donny

A godfather is a sponsor as is 'to back with cash'

[scorpiojo]

Sorry, Don, distracted by cake :)

What Captain said :)

[Captain2]

Come on, dish out the slices! Don't care what type, I just do cake :0))

[scorpiojo]

It's all gone :o)))

[iggymiggy]

thanks

[Captain2]

I've gone off you now (Jo that is, not you iggymiggy)

[scorpiojo]

;o)))))

[donny48]

And I have to say again, of course it is, after being told,
Thank you
PS was having my tea, home- made lemon drizzle.