Guardian 24319

[postmanthe]

2 Left
4A judge is well and truly scuppered I can make ELLWAND but can't see the relevance.
4D Notice sailors at home entertained by clown **R*I*G
again i can see **RNING for sailors at home but can't grasp the last bit.

[sarumite]

4d Wa rn in g ?

[BigMac]

4d WARNING

WARNING = Notice
Sailors = RN +
At home = IN +
Clown = WAG = Wa RN IN g

[sarumite]

Yes .. Wag (clown) + RN (sailors) + in (home)

[geo0939]

Well and (truly) scuppered is the river Welland (truly).

[geo0939]

It tells you above the Xword that 14 I think, answers are themed.

[BigMac]

An Ellwand was a measuring stick an Ell long, so perhaps
Judge = measure

well and = source words

truly scuppered = anagram

giving Ellwand?

Not certain, but seems to fit.

[postmanthe]

thank you all . you can see why the post is nearly always late

[geo0939]

I went your way at first BigMac, but the theme is rivers and the W of warning is the first letter of 4ac.

[hammersgirl]

I counted twice and only found 13 rivers! Life's too short to do it again

[dzug]

There were 14, promise....

Remember they were not further defined - ie you only got half a clue

[hammersgirl]

It kind of made it too easy - Welland and Thames hit me and then the rest just fell out. Expect more of my Guardian Crossword!