Irish Times Christmas Crosaire Friday December 28Th 2012

[lorus]

36a Saviour,mother and lawyer take of Roman letter back to savings programme (9,4) For the first word I have Christmas,C_ U_ .

22a Frosty fella thaws out i n the sun (7)
16d Take it back to peacekeepers close to state (5)
23a Highflier works on the radio perhaps (60

[factor-fiction]

club?

[factor-fiction]

Snowman

[Mamyalynne]

22 snowman

[glasman]

How many letters in 23a?

[Baldric]

16, TUNIS

[sandyRoe]

does 'unite' work for 16a? peacekeepers...UN+ it(reversed)+E, close, last letter of 'state'

[factor-fiction]

6, I think, glasman

[lorus]

23a 6 letters
lorus

[Baldric]

Hairdo

[factor-fiction]

TUNIS looks good- IT + UNs anagram

[sandyRoe]

Baldric's 'Tunis' works better^

[factor-fiction]

airman?

[lorus]

thank you all for help. I have snowman, but it does not fit in with UNitE 16d.
For 23a I had AIRMAN but neither does that fit in with 16d.would be glad of any help
lorus

[Baldric]

I have suggested TUNIS & HAIRDO above ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[sandyRoe]

With 'Tunis' rather than 'unite' do they fit ?

[Baldric]

Hi lorus,
Did you get it finished? it's always nice to know if we're thinking along the right lines, or not.
All the best for 2013,

[lorus]

Thank you for suggestions .
16d Take it back to peacekeepers close to State (5) What do you think of
UNSAY for "take it back ".If that is Ok then everything fits in. Iwould be glad of another opinion.
lorus

[dannyk13]

Unsay looks good. Peace keepers= UN , state=say.

[longacres]

16d I have unsay. (take back)Peacekeepers( UN), state (Say)

[lorus]

Thank you all for your help. I have practically finished except for 31a for which I had JEST but 26d NOUVEAU .The U throws out the E of JEST .I will keep trying !!! A Happy New Year to all.
lorus