mephisto 2528

[dj_tanktop]

ok, it's defeated me. even with all your help i still can't get these last few (and i have a chambers, albeit an older edition). many thanks again for all help given:

7ac sugar in heartless attack (4)
_ C _ G
scag? but why?
14 ac lots of privileges, of course, firm rejected out of hand (6)
_ U _ R O S
i can only think burros, but no idea why.
7dn blue grass finally cut (4_)
_ A _ _
18ac old teacher docking marks for agricultural officer (7)
A _ I S T E R
amister? but is it even a word?
27 dn search in leith police force is mounted (4)
S C _ R
scar fits but i don't know why. SCUR makes sense but no such word?

[Rollo]

7a Scag and Sugar are both other words used for heroin. It's SCRAG (attack) minus the R.

[dj_tanktop]

an education indeed (both 'sugar' and 'scrag'). thanks rollo.

[Rollo]

18a Agister. Magister (a teacher) minus the M for marks.

[Rollo]

27d SCUR is a Scottish word meaning search.

[dj_tanktop]

genius! i've never heard of either of them. thanks.

[Rollo]

14a I think is FUEROS - a code or body of law or privileges.

But I can't see why at the moment.

[Rollo]

It's an anagram of "of course" minus the CO for firm.

[dj_tanktop]

of course. thanks for your help rollo.