TIMES JUMBO CROSSWORD 841

[dofray]

HAVE ONLY 5 CLUES TO GET AND I AM FINISHED............LIFE MAY BEGIN AGAIN FOR ME. WOULD APPRECIATE HELP IN THE ANSWERS:
5D O?D?? COMMUNIST PARTY UPSETTING STRANGER (5) COULD THIS BE ORDER AND IF IT IS HOW?
6D PEER'S BAR HAS CELEBRATION FINISHING PREMATURELY (11) C?U???R?A?T - COULD THIS BE COUNTERPART, AND AGAIN IF IT IS HOW?
17A MEMBRANE'S MATERIAL WITH METAL LINING (7) ????N?L - HAS THIS ANSWER GOT TIN IN THE MIDDLE?
18A FAN FINALLY LAID INTO SUCCESSFUL FOOTBALLER--SO NOT A FAN (7) S?O?N?R
AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST 43A TEST MODELS STOPPING HALF WAY THROUGH (4) E?A? COULD THIS BE EXAM AND IF IT IS HOW.
I LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE ANSWERS COME ABOUT. ANYWAY IF ANYONE CAN HELP THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. ONCE THE CROSSWORD IS COMPLETE I CAN START LIVING AGAIN.

[JMR27]

5d odder (stranger) - communist = red + party = do and reversed

[JMR27]

6d yes, counterpart (peer) - bar = counter + part(y)

[JMR27]

17a retinal - tin inside real (material)

[Jumbuck]

17a retinal = re-tin-al
18a scorner = n inside scorer
43a exam(ples)

[dofray]

Thanks, I did think it had something to do with red but I never thought of the DO bit. Easy when you see the answer.

[Helveticus]

5D ODDER (RED + DO upwards)
6D COUNTER = BAR + PART(Y)
18A SCOR(N)ER

[dofray]

Thanks JMR7 you have been a great help.

[dofray]

Thanks also to Helveticus and Jambuck for your input, the crossword is now finished life again until next Saturday.