Mephisto2399

[TrciaT]

Need help ,please!
1a Lie with Jim on the box[7]

10a raising charge in a shelter[9]

14a Obsessed with drink?Indeed,utterly[8]
Thank you.

[kayakamina]

1a Whacker .....A lie

10a A T TOLL ENT

[sarumite]

14a addicted

[sarumite]

Sorry meant to input addicted???

[kayakamina]

Should have also explained 1a Jim (w) Hacker.

Sarumite . How does addicted fit the whole clue? Thanks

[TrciaT]

Thank you both.My husband has been battling with this puzzle all week!

[sarumite]

Yes I originally thought obsessed = addicted, plus using act for deed but then realised not finalised.

[kayakamina]

TrciaT. Does your husband have any letters in place in 14a?

[TrciaT]

He has _ _ _i _ead
So obviously addicted wont fit.

[Quizmonkey]

One-idea'd ?

[kayakamina]

Good one QM2 !

[Quizmonkey]

Should have explained:

drink = one (as in 'a quick one')
then I suppose: in = i
and deed sounds like dea'd if uttered

Not my favourite recent clue...!

[crofter]

Sorry to go back to 1a (when 14a has been such a headache) but after Lie = WHACKER, could Jim on the box be Professor Jim Edwards of "Whacko" fame?

So-called because of his favoured method of chastisement, could he reasonably be described as a "Whacker"?

[Quizmonkey]

I agree with:

with = w
TV Jim = Hacker (Yes, Minister)

[crofter]

Thanks QM - I'm learning!

[TrciaT]

Thank you everyone! We'd never have solved 14a without your help.Ithink [hope !] the puzzles completed now.