Ireland on Sunday Prize Crossword No 406

[mazzyk]

16A. Impression, watch (4) -I-T

20A. Backpackers, typically (10) -O-T---E-P

23A. Matter coughed up (6) P----E

29A. Thumb, tie and hiccup (5) ----Y

18D. Slipshod, disorderly (8) -----A--

24D. Blemish, stigmatise (5) --I--

Thanks muchly in advance!

[kev100]

backpackers looks like being hostellers but your P would be wrong

[shaneystar]

23a Phlegm

[kev100]

18d could be slapdash

[shaneystar]

24d I would say stain.
18d Slapdash?

[kev100]

16a impression, Dint would fit up to now

but the watch bit I dont get

[ipek]

16a could be view if there is a possibility the existing 't' could be wrong

[mazzyk]

So sorry - I had checked my other answers but obviously not carefully enough!

16A. Is VIEW - thank you ipek - my T should have been W!

20A. HOSTELLERS looks good - so thank you kev100, my P WAS an S!

23A. PHLEGM is definitely correct - thanks shaneystar - once again I had an E instead of an M!

29A. Thumb, tie and hiccup (5) correct blanks are: ----H?

18D. Slipshod, disorderly - With phlegm being correct, it makes the blanks: (8) -L-H-A--

24D. Blemish, stigmatise (5) - With phlegm being correct, it makes the blanks: E-I--

Thanks for all your help so far! And sorry for my earlier mistakes!

[shaneystar]

This makes 29A Hitch

[ipek]

18D is looking more like slapdash - check the 'p'?

[ipek]

sorry - (DUH) check the 'h'

[mazzyk]

Yes, I agree with slapdash, but that would mean that the P would be where the H is in PHLEGM. Can you think of another word for MATTER COUGHED UP? It would be -P---M? Just realised..... it's SPUTUM isn't it?

[ipek]

You got it!! What does that leave us for 24D?

[shaneystar]

which must make24d taint
Hooray!!!

[mazzyk]

So then the last one is BLEMISH, STIGMATISE - it's now T-I-T - that will be TAINT I think?

[mazzyk]

Oooh, thanks guys, I'm exhausted now!!

Really appreciate all your help - hope I can repay the favour some day!