Radio Times 47

[chokkie]

Just stuck on a few this week, can anyone help, please?

8a butcher should start chuckling (9) ?l???????
11a rregularly seeing university park before modernising (8) u???????
4d potentiallyh good gardeningwriter (7,6) ?????n? a?t?o?
(is it something "author"?)

Many thanks in advance,

Chox.

[bibblebub]

8a slaughter
11a updating

[tyrepill]

11a u p dating

[chokkie]

many thanks, BB. Now stuck on these two:

6d reasonably sounding flower (5) ?e?n?
18d insubstantial weight ahead of game (5) ?i???

Many thanks, Chox.

[chokkie]

Thanks too, tyrepill, canyou help with the other two?

Thanks, Chox.

[tyrepill]

6d Peony....sounds like penny

[bibblebub]

6d Seine

[tyrepill]

Agree "Seine"....i read the word insubstantial in the wrong clue

[bibblebub]

18d wispy - weight = w, game = i spy

[venator]

8a laughter (slaughter not started)
working on the rest...

[bibblebub]

got the answer to 4d yet? or any extra letters?

[bibblebub]

p.s. venator 8a is 9 letters

[tyrepill]

4d Budding author ?

[chokkie]

Yep, I think you're right tyrepill. Many thanks everyone, for your kind help, all much appreciated. Chox.

[FireyColin]

4d Budding artist