sunday tribune 22/06/08

[brucemercury]

five cryptic ones badly stuck today.thanks in advance
5a business as usual -----m
5d part of the poets larger work in treaty organization after cuba --n-u
13a a montague in code ----o
18a vulgar 13th greek kicked into touch ------h
22a old forgotten spy on the line s---p-r

[glasman]

13a. Romeo.

[baitress]

5d could be canto c + nato mixed.
22a is sleeper. a spy who is not used for some time and a railway sleeper

[glasman]

18a. Uncouth.

[nearlythere]

13a - Romeo
18a - uncouth
22a - sleeper.
Sorry I cannot help with 5a or 5d - I's stuck myself on those.
Also stuck on 15 & 25 - irish island R?t?L?N O????E. I thinks its Rathlin something but have googled etc and cannot come up with the word beginning with O

[baitress]

18a - possibly uncouth. nu is 13th greek letter and anag of touch.

[Mamyalynne]

5a custom?

[slaney]

5a Custom?

[slaney]

Rathlin O'Birne Island

[nearlythere]

thank you slaney. Had myself demented from it.