Tls 1404

[dafyddapgwilym]

Last little beastie:
23d) Twosomes lacking energy upset Tony Burg, perhaps (4)
I have: ?T?D. Guessing DATES, as in dates 'upset' with no E, but why??

[dafyddapgwilym]

I mean, STAD..

[aelmpvw]

stad is a burg but i don't know what tony has to do with it?

[dafyddapgwilym]

Me neither.

[aelmpvw]

it's not the crossword that has superfluous words in the clue is it?

[dannyk13]

anagram of dates -(twosomes) minus-lacking T(ony)= stad(burg)

[dannyk13]

Ignore that.

[Lie-in King]

Stud - 'du(e)ts' (lacking 'e[nergy]', upset)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stud_(novel)

^1st Para, Line 2 - "...The stud of the title, Tony Burg..."

[aelmpvw]

well done L-i-K, don't think that's a crossword for me :-)

[dafyddapgwilym]

Brilliant. Thank you, LIK. Jackie Collins, eh, TLS?!? Oo'd 'ave thowt?

[Lie-in King]

You're welcome :-)

[rosy45]

Stud! (J. Collins).