The Week 1151

[twerpess]

Hi. Can anyone help with the following please. Explorer comes from eye of storm, an endless trial (5) - - T - S. Meal provided for e.g. setters in a mess (4,9) - - - S BREAKFAST. Carroll’s lead in a story (5). Many thanks in advance

[cashier]

1 Oates

[cashier]

2 Dogs breakfast

[cashier]

3 Alice

[fiction-factory]

ALICE

[fiction-factory]

A LI(C)E
The definition is also Carroll's lead.
This is one where part of the clue serves two purposes

[fiction-factory]

Actually the whole clue is the definition (as well as giving the word play)

[Tilly2]

I like that last clue. It's cleverly constructed.

[twerpess]

Thank you all very much. I thought the answers were dogs breakfast and possibly Oates but didn’t know of Oates as an explorer. I do now. Thanks again

[Tilly2]

You'd not heard of Captain Oates?

[twerpess]

Afraid not !

[Chaseman]

As in “I am just going outside and I may be some time” when he left the tent to die knowing he was a burden on the rest of the expedition.