Guardian Brummie

[Chree]

Hi all!

A few things if someone could be so kind....

14d) Two centuries since one in battle footwear.
The answer is moccasins but i can't work out the word play - CC for two centuries but can't fathon the rest out.

Similarly, 8d) is organ grinders.
Revolutionary street entertainers in rags circling Miller.

Same again for 20d - Hold up.
Stop - just gin, no vermouth!

And stumped on 16D)
Before 1PM and a quarter(7)

Finally(!) 1D)
Function after short contest(7)

Many thanks
Chris

[Lie-in King]

14d Moccasins - CC (2 centuries) + as (since) + i (one) +Mons (battle)

8d Organ grinder-s - 'rags' = organs (newspapers) + grinder = miller

[NCM]

20d Hold it
16d Brownie
1d compact

[Chree]

Thanks guys!

Can't see how you get brownie.....obv the 1pm bit is there but what about the e?

And the Hold it - how does that work?

Thanks
C

[baitress]

14d. CC is two centuries followed by I then put inside mons which was a battle in the first world war.
8d. organs and rags are alternatives for newspapers.
they go round grinder which is another name for a miller.
1d could be undergo.
sorry can't help with the others,20d how many letters?

[davey b]

moccasins = mons(battle) round as i (since one)
organ grinders = rags(newspapers i.e.organs) round grinder (miller)
hold it = just gin hold the it (italian vermouth)
brownie (camera theme) = pm=brown before 1 e
compact (camera theme) =comp(short competition)
act(function)

[Chree]

Ta everyone.......hadn't heard of a brownie camera.

Thats me done...now to clean the windows :(

Have a nice day.
C

[emmemm]

14 d moccasins
SINCE = as
ONE = i
Battle of MONS

1d compact
FUNCTION = act
SHORT CONTEST = comp (etition)
Solution is one of the themed no-definition group

I, too, am puzzled by organ grinders as don't know where the 'n' comes from. As far as I can see we have
Miller = grinder
0 = circling
rags = anagram
but there is a spare 'n'. Can anyone else help with that?

16 d brownie
PM = Brown
before one = i
quarter = e
Solution is one of the themed no-definition group

Hope that helps

all the best

[Chree]

Hi Emmemm.

The organs bit is described a few posts up the page!

Cheers
C