daily record £500 crossword

[nennyrin]

hi folks need some help please, 1a,settle firmly (8) e?s?s?c?. 17a, compassionate helper (4,9) g?o?/a?m???t?n. 116a,blocked,bulked (8) t??c?t?d. many many thanks.

[boxtops]

8 looks like Ensconce - check your second S
17 Good Samaritan

[bibblebub]

1a ensconce
17a good samaritan

[factor-fiction]

on 17a the a is wrong- good samaritan

[quinie]

1a ensconce 17a good samaritan116a thwarted

[nennyrin]

thanks boxtops I had start instead of onset for 3d, all fits now.

[quinie]

3d is onset

[jrmspuds]

1a Ans Ensconce - looks as though 2nd s could be wrong
17a Ans Good Samaritan - where do you get the a that starts the 2nd word?
116a Ans Thwarted - not sure where you get the c from in your answer