Dt Cryptic 28,899

[Chris38]

.16 down (8) ?A?T?N?? Detective`s assistant has to capture cheat. 26 across (4) ??I? Stumble knocking back lager

[Calibax]

26 Slip (pils reversed)

[dannyk13]

Hastings (Poirot's assistant)
Slip -Pils(lager) reversed

[Calibax]

16 Ha sting s (Poirot's assistant)

[dannyk13]

16d. sting(cheat) inside has

[Chris38]

Many thanks for the replies, folks. I suppose I must be wrong but "pils" seems unfair to me - a trade name surely has no place in a cryptic crossword. Same point probably applies to hastings - more general knowledge than cryptic, I should have thought. Perhaps it`s time I gave up fooling about with crosswords.

[donny48]

Not a trade name.
Pilsner (also pilsener or simply pils) is a type of pale lager. It takes its name from the Bohemian city of Pilsen, where it was first produced in 1842.[1] The world’s first blond lager, the original Pilsner Urquell,[2] is still produced there today.

[dannyk13]

Chris. Pils is not a trade name it is a type of lager.I agree with you to some extent about Hastings but the clue was cryptic.