The Week Crossword 1000

[Aquagility]

Can someone parse these two for me, please?
11a Torpedos exploded - pain for a Frenchman (8) D?O?S?E?
15d Existing skin inflammation starts to fade (10) I?D?E?L?N?

[scorpiojo]

11 Doorstep loaf (pain = bread in French)

[Aquagility]

Thank you, scorpiojo. The solution could not have been any other word, but my French deserted me!

[toalisi]

15d indwelling

[scorpiojo]

You're welcome.

[Aquagility]

Yes indeed, toalisi. But why?

[scorpiojo]

Are you certain of the letters?

[Aquagility]

The only possible error would be the initial I. This comes from 13a Harry and William in a Jaguar perhaps (4,6). For which I have 'wild anImal'

[scorpiojo]

Thank you. That must be correct.

[dannyk13]

That looks ok, anagram of william and

[scorpiojo]

Can anyone parse indwelling?

[Mamyalynne]

Not at the moment , no.

[Mamyalynne]

aha

(R)Ind
(S)welling

skin and inflammation minus their starts.

[scorpiojo]

:o))

[Mamyalynne]

We love a happy ending.

[cracker222]

Hmm. Not entirely as Mamyalynne should have had the Best Answer nomination! Well Done M.