D Tel 25933

[greebo1]

21 a. Track the burrow to a dreadful abode (7) d-g-o-e
24 a. Needs, for example, fashionable nieces (8) e--n-i-s
12 d. Good tackle for fishing for eels (8) gr-g-ing

[paulineward]

21a doghole? dog-track...hole - burrow doghole
12d (g)rigging

[paulineward]

can only think of egencies for 24a...eg for example + anagram of nieces

[greebo1]

thank you paulineward - I had thought of doghole but dismissed it and again thought of grigging but cannot find it in any dictionary

[paulineward]

I had to look for it also... :-)

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grig

[ges7]

12d a Grig is another name for a young eel

[jlangrish]

Is EGENCIES a word? I too have this clue left in the grid, and although I think this is the answer, I cannot find a definition anywhere for this word.
Jerry