Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword 27020 Saturday November 10th 2012

[maggieriorda]

24ac avoid failure to score (4) d - c - Is this duck?

23 dn druggie, liverpudlian but not scot mostly (4) - s - r Is this user?

2dn pass up beer in place (6) l - c - l -

Not good at these cryptic ones

[cupid04]

2d] locale

[Sam1960]

24a duck (avoids) and (nothing)

[fuzzy-brain]

2d: Locale?

[Psybbo]

yes
yes
locale

[Sipowicz]

Scouser less sco.

[maggieriorda]

Thanks cupid04' sam1960, fuzzy-brain and sibton. So fast.

[maggieriorda]

Thanksmsipowicz explains all.

[shooty]

explanations for you.

avoid = duck
failure to score = duck

druggie = user. (scouser) minus most of sco(t)

in place = locale. pass (up) = loc (col reversed) + ale (beer)

[tizzi2]

2d. the definition is PLACE you want a word for beer at the end