17 across and 23 across

[mdenning]

please can you help

17 across - 7 -letters - illegally made recordings - I have bootleg but surely that is singular when the question is plural!

23 across - narrow necked vessell - 6 letters - I have -a-t-e - maybe I have something wrong.

Thanks

[alid5]

23a canteen ?

[factor-fiction]

Which paper/ The clue has been posted a few times this weekend but the answer was FLASK

[daftgrandad]

17. Pirates ?

[bibblebub]

17a in the adjectival sense it seems ok
23a bottle ? if the A is wrong

[factor-fiction]

Bootleg may just be okay- we would describe such recordings as BOOTLEG recordings

[mdenning]

sorry guys Sunday Telegraph quick crossword

If the answer is flask that makes Bath wrong and the question for that was English spa city - is there another one?

[factor-fiction]

Flask can't be right though if it is 6 letters

[bibblebub]

is 23a 5 or 6 letters?

[mdenning]

The clue that puts the A in narrow necked bottle is "outside" and I thought external was right - anyone got anything else please

Thanks as always for your help

[factor-fiction]

... or 7 even

[bibblebub]

exterior ?

[factor-fiction]

exterior

[mdenning]

thanks a lot - nice feeling when it is finished.

Have a nice day everyone