Sunday Express Crusader

[Nero1]

5d) short remark many applaud
COMMEND
7d) Stylish line in a repeating metre at poem’s start A LA MODE
15d) Claims academics initially overemphasise ASSERTS
21d) Star speech maker listened to
SPICA
All why? Thanks

[bobbinwales]

Commen(t) + d (500?)

[bobbinwales]

21d sounds like speaker. Dont know what spica means though

[bobbinwales]

Can see m for meter plus ode for poem

[bobbinwales]

A repeating + l for line gives ala

[bobbinwales]

A for academic plus stress backward's

[mallyh]

15 aacademics (initally = a) stress reversed

[dannyk13]

5d.Commend - commen(t) (short remark)+ D(many- 500)
7d.A la mode -l(line) inside a a( a repeating) + m(metre) +ode (poem)
15d.Asserts - a(cademics) + stress(emphasize) reversed
21d.Spica- sounds like speaker (speech maker)

[bobbinwales]

Spica is a star or star system apparantly