Spec2418

[yellow11]

help please to get going
1a a certain confusion with church garment 8,hyph surplice?
8a went back exhibiting profundity 4 deep=peed/went?
1d good mathematician's work period 6
25d man's wrapping paper from island 7
thanks

[fiction-factory]

deep looks a good call
I'm confused by your 1a (the hyph surplice bit

[Neveracrossword]

1 One Piece, garment - One, a certain, Pie, confusion+CE, church.

[fiction-factory]

is surplice your suggestion

[Neveracrossword]

FF, yes - I think Yellow thought 'surplice' might be the answer.

[Neveracrossword]

25 Maltese, from island. Male, man, with TES, Times Educational Supplement, paper, inside (wrapping).

[Neveracrossword]

1 D. Optime, a good mathematician (at Cambridge). Op, work+Time, period.

[fiction-factory]

Thanks. I did reply but AB closed down. I agree with one-piece and now see what yellow meant

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, FF. One-Piece is definite.

[fiction-factory]

optime will be right, although I though optime was a polite term used for a not so good degree

[Neveracrossword]

Chambers says Optime is one of those in the second or third rank of mathematical honours, after the wranglers. I suppose you'd need to be a good mathematician to be getting an honours degree from Cambridge!

[yellow11]

many thanks

[Neveracrossword]

Glad I could help, yellow. This was an excellent puzzle!