Woman's Way No 25

[supersuezy24]

17a: secure(6): ??e???
11d: unbecoming(10): i?d??????
19a: deceit(8): t???????
17d: tool(6): ????e?

[scorpiojo]

11d Indecorous?
19 Trickery?

[sandyRoe]

11 Indelicate

[pixie374]

17 hammer?

[sandyRoe]

17 hammer?

[sandyRoe]

Indecorous looks better for 11 ^

[scorpiojo]

17 chisel?

[sandyRoe]

mallet? we'll probably need more letters there ☺

[Davemano]

17 gimlet mallet

[scorpiojo]

What gives the E in 17a?

[supersuezy24]

The 3rd letter of 17d is the 3rd letter of 19a

[supersuezy24]

The e in 17a came from 6d:forage: scavenge

[scorpiojo]

So trickery/chisel would work?

[supersuezy24]

So for 17a: c?e?c?

[pixie374]

Cleave?

[Davemano]

17a Would suggest E is wrong and answer could be clinch

[Davemano]

A mind change for 17a, the E seems right and the answer is CLENCH
Apologies for doubting.

[supersuezy24]

So that would mean my answer for 6d:forage, would end in i. This crossword is bugging me this week.

[scorpiojo]

Would spoliate fit instead of scavenge?

[supersuezy24]

No problem at all Davemano, think I've been at these crosswords too long today.
Thank you all for your help.

[scorpiojo]

Dave has it..scroll down to Origin:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/clench