Rte 23

[scooke]

29 a o...two words needed for one that'll get you out! (8)l???,h?l?
16d what may be 90% lawful could be 100% diabolical (10)p?s?e?????
27d... two characters would be acceptable, but four will make it all right (4)d?a
24d clipped trees? (5)???s?
11a might hear a slight sound of complaint in the air... (6)m?l?d?

[elliemay1]

29 loop hole

[scorpiojo]

16 Possession

[elliemay1]

16 possession

[scorpiojo]

24 Terse, anag trees

[ducksie]

terse
okay

[scorpiojo]

How many letters for 27?

[ducksie]

malady sounds like melody

[scorpiojo]

:)

[ducksie]

sorry I crossed with you there Jo ;)

[scorpiojo]

No prob ;)

[ducksie]

:)

[scooke]

27d 4 letters d?a?

[elliemay1]

Which clue gave you the D?

[ducksie]

27a - overcast is answer, clue, ellie is a gloomy outlook

[elliemay1]

Thanks, ducksie. I presume scooke had 'downcast' instead of 'overcast'

[Shenco]

Hi, sorry to be late to Rte no 23 _
22 D ....Dogma rhyming with Wall Street's due to Gecks's initially (5) ? R ? E ? . I thought the answer was F.R.O.G.S. (a new acronym) but it doesn't fit 16 down...see orig question. (Possession)