The Week 856 - Why?

[cracker22]

Some I can't understand...

14a Board attack good for head of subsidiary (3,2) GET ON. Why?

23a Where you'd undoubtedly see a couple of thirsty station-wagons (3,6) THE STATES. Why?

25a One runs away from French art prank (7) ESCAPER. Prank = CAPER, but where does the ES come from?

15d Heard men on board with cannabis in disco (9) NIGHTSPOT. Cannabis = POT (heard men = KNIGHTS? If so, why on board). Why?

[glasman]

Knights on chessboard

[cracker22]

Aha! Thanks

[glasman]

From French is des - one runs away Es

[kayakamina]

Get on = board

Set on = attack ..exchange G (good) for S (head of subsidiary)

[kettledrum]

To board (a bus) = to get on
Attack = set on
Swap G(Ood) for S(ubsidiary)

[kayakamina]

TH (couple of The) Estates( stations)

[kettledrum]

25a French tu es = thou art

[kayakamina]

I should have said that TH was a couple of thirsty)

[cracker22]

OK thanks, but

14a I don't know why "of subsidiary" is there

25a I thought of that but I am not impressed that "one" = D. Could maybe have said "daughter runs away" or something. I wonder whether there's something else... Ho hum.

Thanks again though

[cracker22]

Tu es - Brilliant! Well cracked kettledrum.

Ah - station wagons = ESTATES, and I have a Honda Accoed Tourer! I should have got that

[kettledrum]

25a an 'escaper' is (some)one who runs away.
14a subsidiary is only there to provide S as its first (head) letter

[cracker22]

S. Of course kettledrum. Silly me