daily mail 16/7

[mathsteacher]

not done very well with todays crossword would someone please put me out of my misery? please explain how these clues work

computers etc.block engineers service procedures 4
r?t?

doctor lets semi with no end to lease? 8 ?i?e?a?s

disturb part of sequence fore audience 4 F?z?

thank you

[dundurn]

rite - IT (infirmation technology) in RE (Royal Engineers)

[sedge47]

3 faze (sounds like phase)

[mathsteacher]

many thanks dundurn!

[dundurn]

faze - means to disturb/confuse a phase is a part of a process or sequence and 'sounds like' faze i.e. to an audience

[mathsteacher]

I had discounted that because of the audience bit!
many thanks sedge

[mathsteacher]

thanks for the explanation dundurn makes more sense now.

[sedge47]

timeless (anagram of 'lets semi')

"doctor" as in manipulate

[slaney]

2. Timeless..anagram of lets semi

[mathsteacher]

thankyou to both of you...but that means I have made amess of the down clue!

Beginning to play heavy metal? Offer excuse 5

I 've got ABAND which is not correct now! a???d

**********!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sedge47]

plead (p = first letter of play; lead = heavy metal)

[mathsteacher]

thank you sedge 47....for your help and your patience!!!!!
that means the part of church is apse not nave........

think I need to go and practice some more.