52a and 49d

[dafferiley]

I cannot work out 52a with 49d

I have Thorium for 52a and trees for 49d........does not compute! help please

[MarkRae]

Lots of people on here are good at crosswords - I'm not aware of any who are also telepathic...

[boxtops]

Dafferiley, please, you have to tell us which crossword this is (it's usual to put it in the title box), then tell us the clues - if we don't have your crossword, we can still try to help!

[dafferiley]

Sorry forgot to state telegraph gk today

[grasscarp]

and the clues are.....?

[MarkRae]

<sigh>

[Mamyalynne]

Harrumph!

[bibblebub]

i'm telepathetic, i sit in front of the box all day

once of these times i might even switch it on

[roslyn251254]

thorite and trees - luckily i have the paper!

[ladyalex]

The clues are :
52a Radioactive mineral so named because it contains the chemical element , number 90 (7)

49d "Solitary______ if they grow at all grow strong " Winston Churchill (5)
Thanks to Roslyn for the answers :-))

[dafferiley]

thanks Roslyn .......blame it on the heat, medication and my advanced years!!
I've never made such a b.... up before