i Cryptic Crossword No 432

[souxie]

21 Across, Competing in a 8 goal draw in arena?(9) R?V?????
6 Down, Function of pool mainly malfunctioning (10) ???T???I??
19 Down, Note,it could contain more than one kind of note(8) R??????
24 Down, Small Island where a lot of cloth is found?(4) I???


Many Thanks in Advance

[shooty]

rivaling

[ubasses]

21 rivaling

[shooty]

if 19 says 'notes' try records

[factor-fiction]

polynomial ( I love the maths ones)

[bibblebub]

21a) RIVALLING [=competing]
a 8 goal draw = 4-4 scorelin = IV ALL, using roman numerals
in arena = put that ^ inside RING
R iv all ING

6d) POLYNOMIAL [=function] = anagram of pool+mainly

19d) REGISTER - double meaning

24d) INCH - (forgotten the working)

[bibblebub]

24d) cloth = the clergy, and you find a lot of them in church = IN CH

[kames]

24 down. The clue has "lot" inside "c lot h", hence lot is to be found in ch, and inch is a small island.

14 down is clever. It runs: Sets fire to to weed "c". The solution is light speed, obtained from lights and peed, c being the speed of light in the famous equation.