Sunday Times,4702, 3/7/16

[Metaphysicalus]

I'm probably becoming an old curmudgeon... but I hated the football theme in today's paper, tedious, (3,3). ?L?/?I?..

[scorpiojo]

Which clue?

[dannyk13]

More info please

[scorpiojo]

...there's no answer that's (3,3) in 4702

[Mamyalynne]

Hot good, I agree.

[Mamyalynne]

Not good, sorry.

[dannyk13]

No answer?

[scorpiojo]

No Danny, nothing that has that letter count.

[dannyk13]

Could it be 3,4- Old firm (Celtic & rangers)

[scorpiojo]

Afraid not :(

[dannyk13]

OK.

[Mamyalynne]

I just thought it was a clue to how Meta felt about the crossword.

[Metaphysicalus]

Sorry, Danny and Scorpio. I probably posted it in the wrong section. I've not done much of it yet. I was attempting satire or sardonic witticism. OLD GIT (3,3) I will attempt to finish it later this evening after my tea and biscuit at the hotel. It probably should have been posted in comments thread. I only got one answer myself. Bung,loads of money kicked back )(4)

[dannyk13]

Ah,Old Git possibly

[dannyk13]

Stop -pots reversed.

[Togo]

You got the date wrong as well Meta. Haha S??I??, M??e?t.

[scorpiojo]

?

14d Pole with energy in former side of Rui Costa? (3,6)

Old (former) mast (pole) E(nergy) R(ui)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorenzo_Costa

[vetuste_ennemi]

There's this one:

14 Pole with energy in former side of Rui Costa? (3,6)

...giving us: old (mast) + E + R...

...although never heard of either Costa.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Late to the party again. Slinks of shamefacedly.

[Lie-in King]

Agreed, it was tedious & unenjoyable, with one clue in particular being very weak IMO.

There is a Nina however (although it's not true this time) - read down columns 1 & 15...

http://www.crosswordunclued.com/2009/10/what-is-nina.html

[scorpiojo]

^ .... would that be 16d, by any chance? ;o)