Rte 18

[scooke]

5d blast! put down another word for it(9)?i?p?a?g? (not sure of letters the a could be an r and the p is for pilate across

[elliemay1]

misprint?

[JJ109]

Misphrase ?

[elliemay1]

Which clue gave you the 'g'?

[scooke]

18a cautionary old saying of saying nothing went public with the strain -- silence is Golden??

[Mamyalynne]

Speech is silver, silence is golden.


Not sure if that is of any use.

[elliemay1]

Can't make any headway on this.
Which clue gave the 'a' and the 'p'?

[poorclare]

The A comes from 13a The last you'll hear of a caterwaul? Hmm! (4)
Puma perhaps its Purr. the P comes from 11a In that little issue of water, didn't he disclaim responsibility any charges?(6) Pilate.

[Toorak]

Disparage?

[elliemay1]

'disparage' sounds good, means to put down,
blast=disparage (informally)

[Captain2]

... and 13a has been answered as 'Purr' which gives you the 'R' instead of the 'A'