Daily Telegraph Quick Crossword Saturday July 19Th 2014

[Tinocci]

got the bottom left-hand corner in a muddle. 12d protectors of public interest (9) I have watchdogs, 21a makes wet (8)I have drenches and 24a english novelist (6) I have Greene and 23a one of the goons I have Secombe which makes 13d driver's control (4-5) gear ?E?E? and 22d dried up, withered which makes SE?E Have many ideas but they are not really in the right tense, etc. Many thanks,

[scorpiojo]

Gear lever/sere?

[NICA]

Gear lever

[scorpiojo]

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sere

[elliemay1]

sere?

[Tinocci]

many thanks scorpiojo but sere is the wrong tense. But, I cannot think of anything else either. :-)

[scorpiojo]

^^ see link

[dannyk13]

12d.is correct
21a.Drenches
24a.is correct
23a.is correct
22d/is correct
13d.Gear lever

[Tinocci]

thanks again scorpiojo. I too am a scorpio!

[scorpiojo]

...already hinting at what I would like for my birthday :-)

[Tinocci]

me too!

[scorpiojo]

:-)

[Baldric]

Hi Danny, can't blame me for that one
;-)

[scorpiojo]

Afternoon Baldric ;-)

Sorry Danny :(

[dannyk13]

Thats OK Baldric, I think they're in love.

[scorpiojo]

Lol

[Baldric]

Does that mean I might have to buy a hat or something?

[dannyk13]

Or something

[scorpiojo]

Can't speak for Tinocci, but I bat for the opposite team ;-)

[scorpiojo]

Will you two behave ;-)

[Baldric]

I'm giving up for a couple of hours, I had some eyedrops put in at local Hospital about 1130, I still can't see properly, see's u later.