Times Jumbo Cryptic 845

[safflower]

27d Reason, for example, to eat egg (6)? s - n - t -. Is this sanity?
47a Homer's responsibility (6)? - i - e - n.
54a Politically unprincipled type, relatively smart (7)? Trimmer?

[roslyn251254]

yes sanity say for example) round "nit" meaning the egg bit

[Sandy-Wroe]

27d Yes for example=say egg=nit sa nit y

[Lie-in King]

27d Yes, 'Sanity' - 'nit' (egg) (in) 'say' (for example)
47a Pigeon - double meaning (as "affair; concern")
54a Yes, 'Trimmer' - double meaning

Hope you're keeping well & your arm is back to normal? :-)

[safflower]

Thank you all. As soon as you explain it it I see it immediately. Doh!!!
Hello LiK. Yes thank you. Arm good (ish). Weather terrible. Life good (tempting fate maybe). R u ok?

[Lie-in King]

I'm glad you're ok & thank you, I'm well, though ratty with BT & my new b'band connection - keeps dropping out...

...Still, musn't grumble! :-))

[safflower]

Yes, you should grumble to BT