Rte 3

[scooke]

10a powerless, perhaps? but alternative current looked initally OK somehow(8)?n?????t
25a to the fixing shop!(6)???a?l
27a a champion in literature,albeit negatively, well aint he or possibly?(4-4)a???-h???
5d egghead takes tip and persists with Information Technology...(5,2,2)?e?p?,??,I?

[Mamyalynne]

5 Keeps at it

[Mamyalynne]

27 Anti-Hero

[Mamyalynne]

25 Retail ?

[Mamyalynne]

25 Repair ?

[elliemay1]

10 impotent means powerless but can't parse

[snaro]

i venture blackout but it dosent help 3 d ?t?o? the spirit of the people is forthose to order ? im also stuck on 7 d ?r?s the benefits of writing we hear

[elliemay1]

7 pros(e)

[cashier]

Spirit of the people Ethos

[elliemay1]

3 ethos

[elliemay1]

^ anag of 'those'

[elliemay1]

b l ac ko ut
is correct

[elliemay1]

'but ' around l ac ko

[snaro]

tanx ellie may any ideas re 7 down ?r?sthe benefits of writing we hear and 26 down e?i? does she have dessert first ?

[elliemay1]

'pros(e)' answered already!

[Mamyalynne]

26 Enid from Dine

[snaro]

tanx mamyalynne one left 17 down on the r?a? (might train drivers stick their neck out here and still be at risk

[elliemay1]

'on the road' but doesn't make sense??
Looks as if it should be 'on the line'

[snaro]

tanx elliemay im of the same view would need to revert to different clue repair v retail already mentioned. But prob settle for road .Tnx.

[elliemay1]

would 'in the road' fit?

[Mamyalynne]

On the rail?