Times Jumbo 1108

[jaklyn]

Last two but really stuck!
9a Port wine has run out early many waiters said
S?R?C?S? I can only get SYRACUSE but it doesn't
appear to be a port and I don't get the parse
8d Liquor store caught evading duty
O?F?E No idea on this one!
Thank you in advance

[scorpiojo]

8 offi(c)e
Sorry, I have Syracuse but can't parse

[dannyk13]

Syracuse is a port in Sicily.

[Grandma_Yiddo]

There's a Syracuse in Sicily,sorry I'm no good on cryptics.

[dannyk13]

Syra (sounds like Sirah) + cuse (sounds like queues)

[scorpiojo]

Can you parse it, Danny....please?

[scorpiojo]

Thank you :o)

[Mamyalynne]

wine has run out early - Syra(h)

many waiters - Cuse , sounds like queues

[Mamyalynne]

a bit late, sorry

[Grandma_Yiddo]

8d offie local slang for off licence

[MargoTester]

Could it be offie as in off licence

[factor-fiction]

Office minus the C= offie

[jaklyn]

Thanks. I could only find it as a US city
And offie - well not a word familiar to me - live and learn!

[scorpiojo]

^^^^^

[Mamyalynne]

Yes Offie

Caught = heard/sounds like

Off Fee (evading duty)

[Mamyalynne]

Not sure where the 'office' has come from in the other parses for this.

[factor-fiction]

Mamyalynne's parsing of the OFFIE answer is right - certainly better than mine

[scorpiojo]

Ah, I was thinking office = duty

[factor-fiction]

I was thinking office might be duty but it's clearly not

[factor-fiction]

Are- never saw yours at the top, scorpiojo- I joined in later

[Mamyalynne]

Ah, I see - using'duty' as 'office' , I can see your angle now.