Saturday Times Prize Crossword 25394 Saturday February 9Th 2013

[genius1933]

1d. A hundred abandoning creative activity? That's a large number (4) R???

9ac. Product indicated by the sign here (9). ??C?O?I?L.

[emeritus]

9a Factorial (Product)

[Baldric]

PICTORIAL ?

[emeritus]

and the sign should be ! is that in the clue ?

[Baldric]

^^^^^^^^^^^prefer that one

[Neveracrossword]

Factorial - 1 D needs the 'f'.

[Flyhalf]

1d (c) raft

[Neveracrossword]

Emeritus, 9A DID have an exclamation mark, the clue ended '...sign here!'

[emeritus]

Thank you Neveracrossword

[genius1933]

thanks all. and what about 17ac? S?R?N?. Frugal,denying a new dawn?

[sandyRoe]

spring. sp(a)ring