Tls 1494

[BIll]

I fairly romped throught this but have fallen at the last two (intersecting) hurdles, namely:

5a Groom hero to cut his centrepiece in wood (6). I have ?O???T

7d Missing the ending can upset a poet (5). I have ??I?T. Eliot? Odist?

[Neveracrossword]

Toilet, drop the last T, missing the ending, upset = reverse, so Eliot.

[Neveracrossword]

... and Toilet came from 'can'.

[cashier]

7   Eliot  rev is toile(t)

[BIll]

Silly me! And even more so as I now recall that clue from years ago in The Times I think. Many thanks

[BIll]

I now have ?O?E?T for 5a, which I had supposed, and still can't see the solution. FOREST? Please make me kick myself again.

[cashier]

All I can get as well, can't work it out though.

[bobbinwales]

cant see the wood for the trees eh?

I was trying to justify FORE(MO)ST but cant

[bobbinwales]

for(r)est gump by Groom

[bobbinwales]

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

[cashier]

Well done Bobb.

[BIll]

Aha! Thanks.

[BIll]

I've also just noticed that I queried my own solution to 22a Irritable character a mole put up with (5). Initiallly I considered RASPY as it contained SPY but 24a gave R?T?Y so RATTY but how does it parse?

[donny48]

Characters in "Toad of Toad Hall"

[BIll]

Of course! Many thanks.