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devonian

25th November 2014, 16:12
Horrible wet day down here so got on with the puzzle. However stuck on last two - 1D *N*O* / *** "Space traveller in a casing, cross wth national takeaway". And 15 A ***E / *P* " Capsule for replacement footwear " Further clues appreciated
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jazzgirl

25th November 2014, 16:16
hi devonian
Wet and horrible here too in Surrey. 1d is what is deducted from our earnings.
15a anagram of capsule for type of footwear
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devonian

25th November 2014, 16:29
Thanks Jazzgirl
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oldyalan

25th November 2014, 16:47
Help appreciated with 13 down (Last one)
Singing coach about to get small vase with no name (10)
i've got R ? P ? T ? T ? U ?
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jazzgirl

25th November 2014, 16:51
hi oldyalan
It is another of those French words again.
Singing coach is the def.
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jazzgirl

25th November 2014, 16:51
hi oldyalan
It is another of those French words again.
Singing coach is the def.
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oldyalan

25th November 2014, 16:55
All I know is that a singing coach is a "entraƮneur de chant" & this wont fit. Any other clue?
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jazzgirl

25th November 2014, 16:56
There is a French word for "small" in the middle
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oldyalan

25th November 2014, 17:03
Thanks Jazzgirl I think Ive got it, found it in my old collins french-english dictionary, from my dim & distant schooldays.
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oldyalan

25th November 2014, 17:05
I still cannot see the parsing though & cannot see where the suggestion comes in that its French, But it fits the letters....
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