The Weeh 830

[cracker22]

21a Fan declaring adherence? Could be dancing ______(11) CHEERLEADER. Why?

23a Recall Theodore R showing with whom the buck stops (3) DOE. Why? (I see the DOE going back within Theodore, but why the "R"?)

7d Bob and Tont mostly eating egg on fish (8) STURGEON. Is "bob" SURGE?

[beckersjay]

Bob is 's' (shilling) with ton around urge (egg on)

[bibblebub]

7d) bob = S [shilling], tony mostly = TON, egg on = URGE -> S TurgeON

[cracker22]

Brilliant! And you got it with me getting the clue wrong too. Thanks

[bibblebub]

23a) even though it was Truman who used the "the buck stops here" sign, maybe they've used Theodore R to suggest that the American Presidency involvement with the quote

[cracker22]

Yes bubblebub, that looks like it. I see there are a few references though to Teddy Roosevelt having said that quote, so maybe the setter was unlucky with his research!? Eg...

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=1006040716485

[bibblebub]

I've just looked it up in the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations and that says that the Truman sign is an unattributed motto.

[cracker22]

OK, ta