The Week 693

[ltaddy]

14 d US conductors have nothing to go on after this (4,5) Looks like last train but why?
4d Food store rack initially overturned? Put back up (5) R?L?D
Clue of the week: A game uplifted by a distictive character (4) ???A

Then I can go to bed and stop thinking about this crossword!!!

[JMR27]

last one aura

[kayakamina]

Riled (put back up) DELI +R (rack initially)

[bibblebub]

4d riled = deli + r(ack), all backwards

aura = a + RU (rugby Union) + a, all backwards

[octogenarian]

4d Riled

[ltaddy]

Thanks one and all- but still no explanation for:
14 d US conductors have nothing to go on after this (4,5) Looks like last train but why?

[quinie]

what about LA strain ( melody) LA Los Angeles or is that too far-fetched?

[ltaddy]

Quinie, you could be right- missing a 't' but maybe it's a mistake in the clue- Thanks everyone!

[whatsthat]

A conductor in the US works on a train.