Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4741 Sunday April 9Th 2017

[mercedita]

Hi. It's parsing I really need, please.
1A Port the old lady perhaps picked up (10) . MARSEILLES. I can only see MA for 'old lady'.
16D Starter and fish bill about £100 without sides apparently (9). CARPACCIO. I can't see 'without sides apparently '.

[Mamyalynne]

1a sounds like - Ma say

16 Carp + AC (bill) + C (about) + (£)io(0)

[mercedita]

Thanks Mamyalynne. The trouble is that to a Scot Francophile, there's no way Marseilles sounds like Ma Say! Never mind! Thanks!

[Togo]

16d Carpaccio   Carp+acc+£(10)0

I got it to that Merce and thought..... good enough.

[Mamyalynne]

Sorry about that , it does in Lanky speak :-)

[Togo]

Haha Mamy had to think what I'd done.

[Mamyalynne]

Does confuse when they involve numerals too.