Saga Nov 2017

[Maxymax464]

13d Film one set in Indian town (6)

[Maxymax464]

The letters may be -A-I-M but far from certain

[bookbinder]

letter pattern is: ???I?? if that's any help. 18 across is: irade, which gives the I.

[Maxymax464]

The letters may be -A-I-M but far from certain

[Flonska]

Patina

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patina

[Maxymax464]

Thank you Flonska . Bit unkind as Patna is a city in India not a town. Obviouly my M is wrong for 21a.

[Flonska]

Sorry . . . got a bit mixed up . . . PatIna (Patna with "I" included)

[Maxymax464]

Early victim in Tower beheaded (4) A - - -.

[Maxymax464]

No Flonska I got it perfectly thank you. Thought 21a might be More but now it begins with A. Wonder if it could be Anne!

[Flonska]

Abel (Tower of Babel - B) Abel killed by his brother Cain

[Maxymax464]

Thank you so much Flonska. Just 3 short now. 19a,15d &16d if you are up for those as well! I assume you have the clues?

[Maxymax464]

Actually just got 15d !!

[Flonska]

Glad to have helped.
No . . . I do not have the clues.

[Maxymax464]

Hi Flonska. 19a is "Doctrine in spirit is a contrivance (5) - - S - O"
16d is "Guardian puts a case with no end of eloquence (5) A - - - S"
Thanks in anticipation.

[Maxymax464]

Think 19a is Gismo which means 16d is A-G-S.

[Flonska]

19a Gismo?

[Flonska]

16d Argus

[Flonska]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argus_Panoptes

puts a case = argues
no end of eleoquence = -e
therefore Argus!

[Maxymax464]

Hi Flonska Yes happy with Gismo (ism in go). Can see Argus is a guardian but just can't parse it.

[Maxymax464]

Just seen your reasoning for Argus - of course "e"out of Argues.Many thanks. Hope I can be of help to you sometime!

[Flonska]

Thanks! ;-)