Mail Giant 16.8.14

[cracker22]

Finished, but a few we don't quite understand...

11d Going to pantry, people have a gift (8) ?O?A?I?N Must be DONATION, but where does the pantry come into I?

22a A little not describing the wine (5) ?H?T? Presumably WHITE, but why?

5d How a chicken with the pip feels? (5) ?E?D? Presumably SEEDY, but where does the chicken come into it (other than chickens eat seed)?

[writesbad]

Is it "party" = do? People = nation

[Oldred]

11d possible misprint in clue - party instead of pantry?
22a possible misprint in clue - note instead of not?

[Captain2]

11a It's been discussed before - without resolution - I can only see it as a misprint.

Should be 'Party' and not 'Pantry'
Party = DO
People = NATION

[Captain2]

Note to self - don't try typing long answer whilst eating chocolate cake

[writesbad]

great, Captain. Talk us through the cake...

[Captain2]

splutter smudge splutter - to be exact writesbad!

[cracker22]

Thanks all - two misprints is rather careless (and I have checked them).

The chicken one is just a rather poor double meaning?