The Week 1171

[rtxwdtrier]

8a "Corrupt grass" (4) - E - T; is it BENT?
28a "Mock Bob performing clumsily on stage" (4) S - A - ?
26d "It's said when a tot's more than enough" (4) W - E - ?

Sometimes the shortest answers are the hardest to find. Help please?

[elliemay1]

28 sham

[Sam1960]

8. yes (double meaning)

[elliemay1]

8 yes, bent

[Sam1960]

26. when

[Sam1960]

^
as in "say when"

[elliemay1]

26 a tot as in a measure of drink

[elliemay1]

28 s(shilling/bob) + ham(act badly)

[rtxwdtrier]

Thank you all!

[elliemay1]

You're welcome

[SarahBandB]

I don't understand why 'when' is the answer to 26d. Firstly the word is in the clue and secondly you say 'when' when you have enough, not when you have more than enough. Is it just a poorly written clue?

[dannyk13]

Yes
Sham
When

[aelmpvw]

i say when if the alcohol starts overflowing the top of the glass