Pick Me Up issue 6 - Prize Puzzle 5 Win without finishing

[muffintop]

Thanks everyone for last answers - still having trouble with -

8 A Escapee - (7)
11 A Arrange in line, one behind another (6,4)
12 A Falsely devised (charge) (7-2)
20 A Copycat (9)
22 A Ability to soak up liquid (10)

3 D Villainous main character (8)
14 D Transmission of money(10)
17 D Remote(8)

Would be grateful for your help

[Zhukov]

12 Trumped-up

[Zhukov]

22 Absorbency

[Zhukov]

3d Antihero

[Zhukov]

17d Outlying

[Zhukov]

14d Remittance

[Zhukov]

11a Single file

[sir.prize]

8a escapee

[Zhukov]

8a Houdini?

[sir.prize]

20a imitative

[Brenden]

11a. Indian file?

[angusbjorn]

8A runaway, 11A indian file, 12A trumped up, 22A absorbancy 3d antihero. Sorry can't help with others. I'm stuck myself on 6D fibre-optic broadcasting (think it's cable.........)14D 17D 18D 13A 16A 20A 26A. Good luck

[Zhukov]

Cable Television

[angusbjorn]

Thanks zhukov - got 24A wrong - television now fits!

[angusbjorn]

Think escapee is 'runaway'!