Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4441 Sunday July 10th 2011

[7thStranger]

Struggling with this one today.

1a) Church next to a quiet cove (4) ??E?
12a) Useless Italian holds enclosure the wrong way round (5) INEPT?
19a) Pinched tenor Edward not strong internally (7) ????KED
22a) Side with reformed bats bowled first (8) ?????E?D
24a) Borrowing does restrict university entrance (5) ????T

1d) Dash into romantic castle in carriages (10) ??B???L???
8d) Garden feature stood out in leaves (4) S?E?
16d) Go like this to beat a punter (3,6) O??, ???T?R (Off Kilter?)
18d) Reject act with feathers (4,4) T?R?, ??F?
23d) No lead in pencil? That's material (5) ??Y?N
25d) Cast say, suitably theatrically assembled (5) ??A?T

A long list I know but any help would be most graciously accepted.

By the way a cracking British Grand Prix today.

[boxtops]

12 - I'd agree inept (pen = enclosure, + IT)

[Lie-in King]

1a Ch-a-p
12a Yes, 'Inept' - 'pen' (back, in) It(alian)
19a T-weak-ed
22a Befriend (side with) - b(owled) + anag 'refined' (not "reformed"...)
24a Deb-U-t

[boxtops]

8d shed ?

[Euphemia]

25d built
22a befriend
16d one better
23d rayon

[vallaw]

1a chap
12a yes
19a tweaked

[Lie-in King]

1d Cabriolets - 'brio' (dash, elan) (in) anag 'castle'
8d Sh (in) ed
16d One better
18d Turn down
23d (C) Rayon
25d Built - anag, having cast (thrown) 'say' from (s)uit(a)bl(y)

[kayakamina]

1d Cabriolets
8d Sh(in)ed
16 one better
18 turn down
23 (c)rayon
25 Built

[Euphemia]

1d cabriolet

[Euphemia]

1d cabriolet + s!

[vallaw]

25d built
23d rayon

[vallaw]

16d one better
18d turn down

[7thStranger]

Thanks to you all for the quick replies. Put in a couple of duff answers that threw me on a couple. Certainly didn't have my thinking cap on today. Hope you all have a good week.