Saturday Times Jumbo Cryptic 1050 24/8/13

[Mrsspagnoli57]

Help with last 3 please and an explanation.
7a Permit strike which is held by transport inspectors 6,5
Ticket ?????
11d pin a lot of creeper up (4)
12d massice squeeze on English (4)

25a Cease to be receiving singers with new noise on the line from America (4,4)
I have Dial Tone. Can anyone explain it? Thanks

[ubasses]

12 hug e

[ubasses]

25 cease = die with alto and n(ew) inside

[frugalfred]

7 ticket punch?

[frugalfred]

11 nail - lian(a) reversed

[Lie-in King]

7a Ticket punch
11d Nail - 'lian(a)' (lot of creeper, up)
12d Hug-E(nglish)
25a Yes, 'Dial tone' - (clue reads "... singer...") - 'die' (cease to be, receiving) 'alto + n(ew)'

[frugalfred]

25 cease = die; singer = alto; new = n.

[Mrsspagnoli57]

Thank you all- still unsure where 'America' comes in, or is it just the letter 'A' ? (For 25a)

[Lie-in King]

I took it to mean that an American says "dial tone" - in the UK, we'd say "dialling tone"

[Mrsspagnoli57]

Yes, I guess that is a good explanation. Thanks again:)