Private Eye Crossword 703

[Gwen-L]

12 across Stock bar with booze, not amphetamine. (5). B-N-L. I’m thinking banal but don’t see how it fits with the clue.

[Toorak]

Ban al(e)

[Toorak]

Ban = bar
Booze = ale, minus e (ecstasy/ amphetamine)

[Gwen-L]

Thanks Toorak.

[Richmond15]

Plucky type starts to hold ar** really tight, by the sound of it (7)

I have T???I?T
Help appreciated please as last one

[Toorak]

Guitarist

[scorpiojo]

Harpist - pist sounds like p****d = really tight

[scorpiojo]

..h(old) ar (**) pist

[Toorak]

Thank jo :-)

[Toorak]

Thanks

[scorpiojo]

:-)

[Richmond15]

Thanks but that means my
REDTOPS is wrong for

Source of headlines in pi**poor papers, maybe

[elliemay1]

what letters are you now sure of?

[Richmond15]

?E?H?P?

[Richmond15]

Looks like
Perhaps

[scorpiojo]

Anagram of papers + h(eadlines)

[Richmond15]

5hanks