Tls

[highbury57]

Problems in south west corner of grid.
Loser's lame zilch is disastrous(10) ****I***E*
Drink in do with painters,as above(2,5)U*/****A
and Dives spends money unwisely(7) ****G**
Help needed and appreciated.

[Mamyalynne]

Schlimazel
Ut Supra

Plunges

[ubasses]

3 splurges?

[dannyk13]

2.Ut supra

[highbury57]

My Classics teacher would have put me in detention for not getting that one!Thanks one and all. Your efforts better than mine. Not sure about splurges though. Ut supra yields a p for the first letter of the last clue.

[Mamyalynne]

Plunges

[highbury57]

Io capisco, Mamalynne.

[dannyk13]

Bravo che tu capisci Highbury.