Times Cryptic Jumbo 1171

[Neily]

Very grateful for any help with my last three.
17ac: "Jam setting (4)." I have S-O-.
19dn: "Family title embracing current nation (8)." I have -U-I-A-E.
37dn: "Absurd flier passed round university, one offering plenty of expletives (5,5)." I have -O-T-/M-U-H.

[Mamyalynne]

17 Spot - (in a) jam and setting

[Mamyalynne]

37 Potty Mouth

[scorpiojo]

Stop
Sur I name
Potty mo U th

[Mamyalynne]

19 Sur(I)name

[Neily]

Many thanks

[stevenj]

17 ac Two answers provided, each with good reason and by two experts.
Can we have a casting vote from someone please?
steven

[Jackdaw33]

It has to be Mamya as Scorpio got the first one wrong.

[scorpiojo]

Sorry steven, my mistake :(

[stevenj]

Jackdaw
Which one did he get wrong? And why is that evidence?
steven

[Jackdaw33]

Stop instead of Spot.

[scorpiojo]

..she. The correct answer is stop - double definition..I mistyped and never noticed till now.

[Jackdaw33]

Stop can mean jam but I can't see setting. Spot fits both definitions; in a spot (jam) and setting as in place, a nice spot.

[scorpiojo]

Argghh, I've done it again! The correct answer is spot Grrr.

[stevenj]

now I am really confused! You give the same answer that you gave first time, Scorpiojo, but you say that you mistyped the first time,,,,

[Mamyalynne]

I put 'Spot' as it seemed to fit the clue perfectly.

[scorpiojo]

It is spot, Steven. I mistyped again...grrr

[Jackdaw33]

Interesting word because of its anagrams: spot, stop, tops, pots, post,opts.

[Mamyalynne]

Easy done.

[scorpiojo]

(I have entered spot in my grid, believe it or not:))

[Jackdaw33]

It is easily done. The two words I have particular problem with are from and form. For some reason from often comes out as form, but not vice versa. Odd, that.