Saga

[Daij]

1a scattered faithful formerly tin plated (6)
S????? STREWN maybe?
2d ..... drink port, then drink short (5)
??O??
3D The best of the timber from the north (4)
??L?
9a Being ingenious, has a bag to carry it in (4)
N???
6d Wily Christopher, that drunken pedlar (3)
??Y SLY maybe?


Thanks in advance

[Mamyalynne]

6d

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Sly

[scorpiojo]

1 Sn (tin) around trew (faithful, formerly)

[cupid04]

9a] neat?

[Lie-in King]

1a Yes - 'trew' (true; faithful, in) 'Sn' (Tin)

[Lie-in King]

2d Rio-ja(r) (?)

[Daij]

Luck of kids man abandoned (4)
?O?S

[cupid04]

joss

[Daij]

3D is now, W?L?

[cupid04]

wale?

[scorpiojo]

Wale

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/wale

[Daij]

Thanks to you all

[call04]

Any other ideas for 9A or would cupid04 share his thoughts on NEAT. I stumped!

[Mamyalynne]

Does 'Neat' fit the crossers?


Ingenious could loosely be - Neat

Bag - Net round 'a'.

[elliemay1]

Americans use the word 'neat' for 'ingenious'

[call04]

Thanks, Mamyalynne; yes, it's N?A? and I see your thinking. Not the best of clues maybe.

[call04]

Thanks too to Elliemay1; I'll go for NEAT then.