Spectator N0 2548

[Matakari]

Good morning, a tricky Pabulum though I think I’ve got the name of the poet. I’m stuck on the following and would appreciate answers, thanks!
ACROSS:
7 Monkey making glaring mistake (6) : ?????D
17 Down payment for place in Provence (5) : ????N
45 Prodrug transformed old dad (5, hyphened) : ????E
DOWN:
5 Sorry graduates rue leaving Swiss town (6) : ??T???
21 Colourless stone plus rock in bunker (8, two words) :??????A?
24 Sound of Persian women snubbed and upset (4) : ?E??

[roslyn251254]

5d take r u e out of graduates...anagram ....swiss town

[ProfessorMaisie]

7 double def - ?????R
17 double def ????S
45 anag 'old' + PA ?-????
21 'colourless' 'S(tone' removed) 'plus' = AND
24 anag 'WOME(n)' [the 'Persian' is a cat].

[LancastrianOik]

45A- a "prodrug" is a precursor chemical which acts as a drug when taken in by the human body. The answer is a chemical used to treat Parkinson's disease and it's an anagram of a word in the clue together with a synonym for "dad".

[Matakari]

Many thanks, all!

[Neveracrossword]

Matakari, I still don't know how you manage to have so many errors most weeks! Hope you managed to finish this one off.

[teacher1]

47a. Face of killjoy crossing Egypt. (6) m??op?

[novalis]

4 letter word for killjoy round 2 letter abbreviation for Egypt.

[roslyn251254]

m et ope

[teacher1]

Thank you novalis.

[Tilly2]

Megope???

[Tilly2]

I have given up on this crossword. It's too difficult for my brain.

[teacher1]

Is ET an abbreviation for Egypt?

[Neveracrossword]

Tilly2, that's a shame - I had thought you might enjoy this one(partly because the theme was more straightforward).

[novalis]

ET is given in Chambers Crossword Dictionary.

[Tilly2]

NACW, I have managed 15 answers so far but seem to have hit a brick wall. :-)

[teacher1]

Thank you again novalis.