Guardian Cryptic 26968

[LadyofOgma]

Three left and I may have gone wrong somewhere

13. Threw good 9s like this? Some initially getting caught (9)

(9 being eggs) -n---d-e-

14. A law together with sovereign pontiff (9) --e-a-d-

15. Pastry dish for lunch about noon (4) -l-n

(Plan or flan?)

Can anyone explain and parse please?

[maurice]

15. flan more likely: initials of last 4 wds in clue

[Tilly2]

This crossword looks really difficult. I haven't opened the paper yet, today.

[jno]

14 looks as if it wants to be Alexander

[Mamyalynne]

13 Unsaddled

[Mamyalynne]

14 Yes

A Lex and ER

[jno]

(aqssuming it's 9 letters and not 8 - A lex and ER)

[RickGDG]

Why unsaddled? Struggling to see it.

[Mamyalynne]

Threw (a rider ) - Unsaddled

Good eggs - Un addled - add in 's' for 'some initially.

[RickGDG]

Lovely, thanks

[Mamyalynne]

I should have explained it.

[Indianan]

Unsaddled : unaddled with s getting caught.
A lex and er
Flan : first letters of 'for lunch about noon'

[scorpiojo]

Yes

[emeritus]

15 Initial Letters of

For lunch about noon

[emeritus]

oops !!

[willymac1507]

A Law = A Lex. Together with sovereign = and ER. Gives Alexander, a popular papal name, thus Pontiff.

[Cryptomaniac]

Don't think there were pontiffs called Alexander - except, of course, Alexander Pope the poet.