Radio Times Prize Crossword 30 Wednesday July 18th 2012

[Grayman46]

1D. Procedure with book to hear visionary profession.
I have OPTOMETRY, which could be described as a visionary profession, but can anyone explain the relevance of the rest of the clue please?

15A. By turning, rested curved line of the skull.
I have CRANIAL, which is 'of the skull', but again where does the rest of the clue fit in?

[ejayjay]

Cranial backwards = lain-arc

[bibblebub]

1d) procedure = OP, book = TOME, hear = TRY

15a) rested = LAIN, curved line = ARC, and reverse them

[Grayman46]

Thank you to ejayjay and bibblebub, but I still can't understand 'HEAR = TRY'

[bibblebub]

what a judge does in court - he hears a case = he tries a case

[dannyk13]

When a case is" tried" in court it is "heard" by a judge or magistrate.

[Grayman46]

Many thanks again to bibblebub, also to dannyk13.

[bibblebub]

you're welcome

[wswxw06]

Turning ARC (for curved) & LAIN ( for rested as in Lie down)