Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword 346 Monday June 8Th 2015

[coppice20]

Four posers, if other answers correct then:
1 ac Monster caught by Yard left in police custody? ????O?S
1 down Fill ward. ????G?
2 down Settlement money finally. ????N?
9 ac dish out tax returns on first of April. ????T

[Lie-in King]

1a Cyclops - 'c(aught)' + 'y(ard)' + 'l(eft)' (in) 'cops'
1d Charge - double meaning

[Lie-in King]

2d - Does the clue have a : in it?

Colony - 'colon' + '(mone)y' (finally) (?)

[dannyk13]

1a.Cyclops
1d.Charge
2d.Colony
9a.Allot

[Lie-in King]

9a Allot (dish out) - 'A(pril)' (first of) + 'toll' (tax, returns)

[Mamyalynne]

The only way 2d would work is with a 'colon' agreed.

[dannyk13]

I read it as colon (money) + final y (could be wrong though)

[Mamyalynne]

oh I see , so there is not a 'colon' printed in the clue?

[dannyk13]

No Lynne

[Mamyalynne]

Thanks Danny for the feedback.

[Lie-in King]

Thanks Danny & Mamya - still seems odd to me

[dannyk13]

It IS the Telegraph.:-)

[Mamyalynne]

Well , this has been niggling me even though I know papers can get it wrong.

I have managed to get a copy from a contact and on the copy I have the clue reads.

2d Settlement: money, finally (6)

So not sure what your copy reads - still sorted now and a satisfactory parse.

[dannyk13]

Mine is the same on line Lynne.

[Mamyalynne]

With a 'colon'?

[dannyk13]

The colon is so faint on line I didn't see until I read your post.It does make more sense than my parse.

[Mamyalynne]

Oh I see, Ta Danny.

[Lie-in King]

Thanks for the info Mamya :-)