Sunday Times 4724

[DorothyH]

18dn Enclosure at back of house contains snake returned from years ago (8) ?L?????E

21dn Moulding one into 2 badly (6) ?CT???

23dn Transport system held up by inspector temporarily (5) M???O
28ac city managed to follow leaders of Totteham Hotspur around end of tie
(6) T?H???

27ac Alter footballer puts boots here 2,3,4 O? ??? ???L

[donny48]

27 on the ball

[Neveracrossword]

23 Metro, reversed in the clue.

[donny48]

28 tehran

[scorpiojo]

Pliocene
Scotia - anag ascot (2) + i
Metro reversed in clue
Tehran
On the ball

[Neveracrossword]

28 Tehran, city. T and H from Tottenham Hotspur and E from the end of 'tie', with Ran, managed.

[Mamyalynne]

18 Pliocene

[Togo]

18d Pliocene  enclosure=pen =(hous)e coil (snake returned   P(lioc)en E  5.333 million to 2.58 million years BP

21d Scotia   anag of 2d +1  def a concave moulding, especially at the base of a column.

23D Metro in clue backwards

28a Tehran   managed=ran with  T(ottenham) H(otspur) around (ti)E  T(e)H ran

27a On The Ball

[donny48]

18 pliocene

[scorpiojo]

18 Pen (enclosure ) + coil (snake) + (hous)e