Tls 1518

[BIll]

7d. Something slippery in Upton Sinclair novel hit hard (7). O?L?A?K. OILTANK parses but I can't find any confimation that it can be one word. Am I on the wrong track?

[Toorak]

Oil bath - oil (the novel) bat (hit) h(ard)

[BIll]

Ah! Thanks. I have 15a as eskimo. Need to revisit. You are the tops Toorak, but you don't need me to tell you that!

[elliemay1]

Can 'oilbath' be one word?

[newmodarmy]

Oil+ tank works too soft depends on the crossing answer. What's the clue that gave Eskimo please and what letters did you have?

[Toorak]

Eskimo is incorrect

[Toorak]

The tls often gives the total letter count rather than in this example 3,4. there's another example in this puzzle.