The Week 787

[Banoo]

11A Having no plates, wastes time before start of supper (8) _O_T_E_S (I think)

[Zhukov]

Loiters?

[Zhukov]

scrub that

[gen2]

FOOTLES S

[dannyk13]

Footlless

[Banoo]

Thanks Gen2 - see it now

[whatsthat]

Thought I'd put my question on this thread rathing than starting a new one.
17a Green type of accountant: is it the Y or the I spelling? I think I need to understand the cryptic part to get this, and I don't understand it.

[croyh]

FOOTLESS. Wastes time = FOOTLES + start of supper = S. Cockney rhyming slang 'plates of meat' = feet. Therefore no plates= FOOTLESS

[croyh]

ref. whatsthat's 17a query. I figure TIRO. Type=T, IRO = Inland Revenue Officer or Office for the type of accountant.

[whatsthat]

Thanks croyh, I'll go with that.

[Kerrymar]

17a Surely the answer is 'turf' or am I missing something?

[Zhukov]

Pootles