The Phoenix 28/07/2017

[stuckontwo]

15 Down. On treacherous drive, skid and end up in police computer - or anyone's! (4,5) D-S- D-I-E

[scooping]

disc drive

[elliemay1]

disc drive

[elliemay1]

^ disk

[fiction-factory]

or disk drive? (disk is anagram of skid)
I am not sure why drive is in the clue and the answer though

[stuckontwo]

You and me both, fiction factory. Can't understand it at all.

[aelmpvw]

it would make more sense to me if it was an anagram of diver skid

[stuckontwo]

and what is the police connection?

[fiction-factory]

The police reference could be the DI's K drive.
Not really. Seems an odd clue

[fiction-factory]

or more likely DI's C drive as all computers have a c drive

[dannyk13]

Just a poor clue IMO

[Mamyalynne]

Agree with

DI's C Drive

[dannyk13]

I just think it is poor when the word drive is in the clue and answer.

[fiction-factory]

Thanks for responding to pleas for help danny and Mamya. I think we all agree on the clue being odd. I can see a case for disk and disc. I like DI's c drive but can't then explain the skid (other than indicating an accident police may investigate)

[fiction-factory]

Can you let us know what the answer was please when it's published. Thanks

[fiction-factory]

Has the answer been published yet please, stuckontwo?

[dannyk13]

Seen as Disk-drive

[dannyk13]

DOH

[stuckontwo]

Never checked back on the answer.

[fiction-factory]

Okay, never mind. Thanks