sunday telegraph 2500

[fortis70]

28)across this is it! i have ??o?t? i presume it is related to the milestone 2500 1)sunday 11)telegraph 13)cryptic 14)crossword18)today21)reaches25)milestone, it could be tie up or in for 23down but i can't think of anything that makes sense

[Lie-in King]

28a 2500th - "This is it!"

23d The 22 - (part of rugby pitch) - t(ime) + he + (Catch) 22 (or the area in which a player can catch the ball and "mark" it) (??)

May I add here apologies to a couple of Q'ers to whom I responded that this referred to a cricket pitch - it was all I could think of at the time & I suddenly thought of rugby last night! Or am I now confusing myself?.. :-)

[fortis70]

hello lie in king
thank you i have to say it is diabolical using numbers i had not thought to use actual numbers by the way is the 18 down thrums and if so why i can't see ho weaving has anything to do with it or fish paste

[Lie-in King]

Apologies - I should have repeated the "Warning" at the top of the puzzle... :-(

18d Tar a ma(n)

[fortis70]

goodness me that is slang tarama from taramasalata i have never heard of anyone ordering tarama i wonder what the telegraph is turning into perhaps they are dumbing down