Saturday Times 25041 Saturday December 24th 2011

[sandranufc]

just three to finish 14a Head on blanket, needs tablet and a large amount of water (5,3) ?L?C?/S?A black sea? but why 17a maybe christian tune fits badly with emir (8) M?T?N?E? mutineer is anagram of tune and emir but what is wordplay? 10a Ornamental plant that's first to shoot? (7) G?N?E?A

[boxtops]

14a Black Sea

[Oldred]

14a black sea

[boxtops]

Head of blanket = B
needs = lack
Sea = large amount of water

[Oldred]

b = head of blanket
lacks = needs
e = tablet
a = a

[Valanne]

14a first letter of blanket, lacks -needs, tablet - e(ecstasy), and a = Black Sea - large body of water
17a Fletcher Christian mutinied on The Bounty

[Oldred]

17a Fletcher Christian

[boxtops]

I've gt mutineer but I don't see the wordplay

10a Gunner-a

[sandranufc]

thanks a lot boxtops, oldred and valanne finished it now

[bigbadmarty]

8 fletcher christian hms bounty
hwtl