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[dave1948]

Last shot at this

13a A better name for the Pope ? Suggestions may be sennt to him (5)
?E???

I also think 2nd last letter is an r ut unsure and if it is the best I can come with is Henry

[Psybbo]

Peter, but can't justify it

[Brenden]

Peter of the rock?

[dave1948]

Seems to be"Peter" but nothing in the clue apparently has any reference to Peter

Thank you Sibton and Brenden Not sure what Peter of the Rock reference is other than thou art Peter and on this rock etc

[Psybbo]

Sorry, I mis-read and thought it ended in r

[Psybbo]

Pedro, but again can't justify it

[factor-fiction]

I wondered if the 'better ' is a reference to a gambler.
I have no idea though. Can we help with the answer that would give you the fourth letter (which you think may be R)?

[aelmpvw]

Peter considered to be the first pope ... St Peter's epistles/letters

[Psybbo]

Good, the cavalry has arrived xx

[Cruciformist]

Biblical quote - "Simon, I shall call you Peter, as you are like unto a rock" (Jesus, on recruiting Simon as a disciple) Also, Latin "petra" is "rock", (as in "petroleum", literally "rock of oil") French is "Pierre" from the Latin root.
I have no idea why suggestions should be sent to him!

[dave1948]

4d This word-space isn't empty, yet there is nothing in it (7)
?O?H???

I think answer is nowhere (and if so)
13a is ?E?R?
which I can only get Henry

[factor-fiction]

I am pretty sure it'll be PETER but I can't explain the suggestions. I have looked at some info on St Peter hoping he was the patron saint of ideas but sadly he isn't

[factor-fiction]

NOWHERE is correct, I'm pretty sure. All to do with set theory in Maths.

[factor-fiction]

Metre? I'm stuck

[dave1948]

Thank you all.

I think I'll give up. The clue is strange and I can't read it at all

[factor-fiction]

We need kayakamina, bibblebub or lie-in king or one of the other experts to help us out

[factor-fiction]

Maybe take a break and come back to it an short while

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjEq-r2agqc

[Flyhalf]

Cold this be the Peter connection?

[Flyhalf]

No, not that, this:
http://www.makeuseof....eter-work-code-prank/

[fredkins]

could your 4d.be room(space) ful (isnt empty)=roomful which means (a number or quantity sufficient to fill a room (nothing in it) thus giving you a different letter fo 13a .

[fredkins]

If then your e becomes an L looks like clerk =lay officer of a cathedral,church,(also clerk in holy orders) a member of the clergy.