Private Eye 331

[kumars1949]

Can you please help me on these:
5 Dn. Revolting peasant with rather common transport up North almost for capital-dwellers (7)
9 Ac. Witchcraft makes you want to penetrate Simpson (5,3)
Thanks
Kumars

[johnalex]

5d Watford . . . . Wat Tyler + Ford

[johnalex]

9a Black Art . . . . Bart Simpson, want / lack

[whitehill]

black art (Bart Simpson)

[kumars1949]

Thanks John,
I thought Black art was the solution, but couldn't reason it out. Your explanation helped.
However, I don't seem able to reason out the "ford" in Watford. Is it 'a common transport up North'? If so then what about 'almost' and 'capital-dwellers'? Thanks anyway.

[johnalex]

Hi Kumars
> Ford = 'rather common transport'
> 'Up North' = anywhere north of Watford (to Londoners!)
Regards, ja

[kumars1949]

Thanks John. You made it sound so simple.