Inquisitor 1442

[saladdodger]

17a Mike gets hero heard (4) I??E possibly idle ... sounds like idol / hero ???
18d Fish scale, in part Mike's cut away (5) ??R??
29a Car maker cutting brand old Ford model (4) S?A? possibly saab??

[bibblebub]

29a: SEAT = sea(r) + T

in the absence of other answers, is it possible to explain the relevance of 'Mike' in the clues to someone without the crossword?

[Neveracrossword]

One meaning, in Chambers, of 'mike' is 'to idle'.

[bibblebub]

18d: DOREE http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/doree

do-re-(m)e

[bibblebub]

(since 2 of these 3 clues both have 'Mike' in them I thought that there might be special instructions for solving the clues, but apparently not)

[saladdodger]

thanks bibblebub - just coincidence that those 2 both had Mike in them!
& thanks too Neveracrossword

[bibblebub]

you're very welcome (apologies for any confusion)

[x_word_fan]

Anyone worried about ambiguities?

5d I or Y at the end

9d T or C for the 4th letter 2 different lingos!

[Gregsdad]

Yes, I agree, there are also five different words of foreign language origin, although one is a word for the first part of the book title and has entered English vernacular....