11d The clue is "barriers meant to be over-run" I have r???s. I presume this is rails, as in trains running over them? 16ac The clue is "essays that are certainly not pointless" I have t???s, but the middle letters of these two answers coincide, so that gives t?i?s. Could it be tries, if so can anyone explain why?
Thanks for such a prompt reply! I totally missed the rugby connection - which is really thick of me considering the word rugby has hardly been missing from the media in the past few days.