Spec2356Beetle

[yellow11]

help please
1a german leader put stuff back into soup 8,starts B
9a powerless to operate,having drunk uk brown ale 10,starts u
25a girl cried it hurt a bit 5 EL???
33a stagger round etc and return to seat 7,hyph RE????T
thanks

[Captain2]

9a Unworkable - anagram of 'uk brown ale'

[Captain2]

25 Edith - hidden in clue

[Captain2]

33 Re-elect?

[Captain2]

...... stagger = RE EL + ECT anangram of 'etc'

[Captain2]

Working on the assumption that 'German leader' is G, the only 8 letter soup I can think of beginning with G is Gazpacho - anybody work with that?

[iminoz]

1a BISMARCK
CRAM, stuff, reversed in BISK, soup

[shaneystar2]

1a Bismarck
ram (stuff) reversed in Bisck (soup) alt sp for bisque

[Captain2]

Doh! Thanks peeps; went through every German leader I could except........

[iminoz]

Chambers has 'bisk' as alternative spelling for 'bisque'

[shaneystar2]

Sorry my parse was a bit awry with spelling but we got there :)
I couldn't find my rough copy.

[yellow11]

many thanks