Independent Prize Crossword 8393 Saturday September 7Th 2013

[gillie3431]

Help please. Involved in conflict, he arranged for Womblesto interrupt section of melodrama....9 letters... ????T???A
also - most retiring professors essentially in trouble..?H?EST [6 LETTERS] - IF SHIEST OR SHYEST - why?

[factor-fiction]

I think SHIEST.
I think its ES (essence of profESsors) + S H I T for trouble

[factor-fiction]

Do you have any more letters for the first one please?
Is the clue: Involved in conflict, he arranged for Wombles to interrupt section of melodrama

[aelmpvw]

militaria

[gillie3431]

Thanks for reply. Last word in first clue is TELEDRAMA. No more letters yet. First letter is fifth letter of this clue......Supply plant with article to be packaged............7 letters.... L?T????

[bibblebub]

LI the LY

[bibblebub]

it could be EMBATTLED since Make Batt did the Wombles music

[bibblebub]

sorry, typo - Mike Batt

[bibblebub]

just re-noticed the correction - it is EMBATTLED

M.BATT inside (t)ELED(rama) -> E mbatt LED

[gillie3431]

BRILLIANT - Thank you very much.

[bibblebub]

you're very welcome

[Ripper]

Can anyone help with 5 across: Supposededly diet-enhancing drug causes a scene (6) and 24 down: Misogamist twice visited place associated with vice? (5) M_ _ _ I
Thanks in advance

[vakayu]

Miami vice

[Neveracrossword]

24 D. Miami (Vice, tv programme)?

[Ripper]

Thank you for 24 down ( I was thinking on the lines of the Maquis de Sade!) now I still need help with 5 across.
Thanks again

[Cookiepuss]

5A Locale (lo-cal e)