Sun Tel Cryptic2595

[chokkie]

Having a real tough time with this ...
9d tissue in calf hurts badley inside - take care of leg (8,6) ?c??????? ?????
17a tube option for Londoners, say? Underground trains travel below it (7,7) ??????? c?????l

23a essay about one Conservative? Major, for example (7) o?????r
3d mockery that's awfully crass about alpha male (7)
13a a bit of work, as goalkeeper finally put in save (7) e?t?r?t

[sandyRoe]

17a English channel ?

[kayakamina]

Achilles heel

English channel

[kayakamina]

23 Off ic er

[kayakamina]

3 Sarcasm

13 Exce r pt

[Lie-in King]

9d Achilles tendon - 'ill' (badly, in) 'aches' (hurts) + 'tend' + 'on' (leg-side in cricket)
17a English channel
23a Officer - 'offer' (about) i (one) C(onservative)
3d Sarcasm - anag 'crass' (about) a(lpha) + m(ale)
13a Excerpt - (goalkeepe)r (in) 'except'

[chokkie]

thanks so much. really getting on with it now, thanks for all your help. Chox.

[chokkie]

just stuck on two now ... top left hand corner...
1a line inserted in prophetic boo kahead of time, virtually (6) ??m?s?
1d despotic sovereighn getting made at a court (8) ??t?c?a?

Thanks, Chox

[kayakamina]

A l mos t

Autocrat -anag

[cupid04]

1d] autocrat

[Lie-in King]

1a Almost - l(ine) (in) 'Amos' (book, Bible) + t(ime)
1d Autocrat - anag 'at a court'

[chokkie]

Thanks so much everyone, all done now. Enjoy the rest of Sunday. Chox.