Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword 26852 Saturday April 28th 2012

[deboy222]

23a base purpose (4) ?E?N
17d ship to navigate round a mine at first(7) S?E?M?R
14d extra payment dailey in boom (9) S?R?H?R?E

[Oldred]

mean
steamer
surcharge

[dannyk13]

23a.Mean (double meanong)
17d. Ste am er
14d. Sur char ge

[deboy222]

thanks in advance deboy222

[Bengal1]

having difficulty with 8 across got the following letters T?O??L???????R?

[sandyRoe]

what's the clue for 8a?

[Mamyalynne]

troubleshooters

[Mamyalynne]

Clues help those without the paper

[Bengal1]

DOES ANY1 KNOW 8 ACROSS

[Lie-in King]

Hi Bengal1 - it's more usual to begin your own thread - more likely to be seen on the front page - & to include the full clue, so that people without the puzzle can more readily help you :-)

8a Fixers sort Blues out, poking nose in (15)

Troubleshooters (fixers) - 'hooter' (nose, in) anag 'sort blues'

[Bengal1]

THANK YOU

[Bengal1]

Hi what is 13 across i have ????ss

[Mamyalynne]

Clue??

[Bengal1]

13 across dangerous situation for soldiers in large body (6)

[Lie-in King]

13a Morass - 'O(ther) R(anks)' (in) 'mass'

[Bengal1]

lie in king thank you we thought it was that but we weren't sure thanks

[Bengal1]

thank you every1 who has helped me I really apperciate it