Tls 1208

[aeronut]

Two in doubt.
7dn: Me rolling drunk? A bit of legitimacy in that! (5)
I have T?L?S Is it TALOS? Sot back around AL
20dn: John Garner's not against touring Democratic country (6)
I have ?A?A?A Is it Canada. If so, why?
Help please

[Mamyalynne]

Same dilemma on both those, my last two.

[aeronut]

I'm in good company.

[aeronut]

John Gardner is the correct spelling

[Mamyalynne]

There are a few named 'John Gardner' which is complicating matters.

[geevo]

John - CAN
Gardner - AVA minus V (against) including D (democratic)

[Mamyalynne]

Great! I'd just twigged - John/Can but not the rest

[aeronut]

Interesting geevo...and which Gardener do you have in mind?

[geevo]

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

[Woodside187]

or is it TELOS sot around le?

[Mamyalynne]

Both work to a point.

[aeronut]

I'm going with Talos and Canada.
Thanks all.

[geevo]

Oh well, you live and learn.

[aeronut]

Since the solution to TLS 1204 was just published we will all have to live longer to learn.

[geevo]

I think you have missed my drift, aeronut - we have just answered from 1208. I really think that if you are going to award a BA you really should be fair.

[Mamyalynne]

Aeronut, please change the Best answer awarded, ta.

[aeronut]

I apologise Geevo. If I could award several best answers to the helpful minds here I would. But I did and do think that Mamaya's John=can
came in at the top.

[Mamyalynne]

It really didn't.

[aeronut]

I think we've had enough logomachy on this set of two clues.

[Mamyalynne]

x

[geevo]

Thanks, aeronut but would you please look at my posts @ 17.34 and 17.38 cos the full parse is there.