Times Jumbo 1140

[jaklyn]

I enjoyed this one. Some of the clues were excellent BUT I still cannot parse 28d SWEATERS and 41 d PRESSGANG - ie if they are correct! Can someone put me out of my misery please.

[mazie]

We need the clues to enable us to do that jaklyn x

[jaklyn]

28d Tools not so powerful for cutting stone up 8
41d Reporters in Scotland go to Shanghai 5-4

[Lie-in King]

28d Tools not so powerful for cutting stone up (8)

41d Reporters in Scotland go to Shanghai (5-4)

[Lie-in King]

28d Tweakers (tools) - 'weaker' (cutting; inside) 'st(one)' (up)

41d Press-gang (Shanghai) - 'press' + 'gang' ("go" in Scotland)

[jaklyn]

Thank you. Never heard of tweakers and it did not come up in any of my 'aids'. I should have got the gang. Lived in Scotland for more than 20 years. Still a good crossword though this week.

[Aberman]

28d SWEATERS is incorrect = TWEAKERS! ("Weaker" in TS - Stone up) small tools
41d PRESSGANG > Reporters = Press; In Scotland "Go" = "Gang"