Saturday Times Cryptic 24568 Saturday June 19th 2010

[diogenes44]

19. Setter thoroughly overwhelmed by ridicule? (8) ???e?l?r
16. Post-war new town’s safe, sheltered area (8) ???e?l?e
3. Changing sides for skin’s getting raw (5) f?e?? Think it's fresh but could be flesh??
11. It’s a state old politician gets into (5) o?m?? . Think it's oomph but not sure .

[roslyn251254]

16 peter(safe) lee(shelter) = Peterlee

[tyrepill]

16d Peter lee

[roslyn251254]

flesh changes to fResh

[roslyn251254]

11 yes to oomph oh=state of ohio old politician = old mp =omp

[bibblebub]

19 JEwellER

[diogenes44]

Thx to all. Much appreciated.

[justinroake]

Yes, but WHY 'oomph' exactly? i can see ohio holding old politician, but where is the definition in the clue??

[Lie-in King]

Oomph - o(ld) MP (in) Oh(io) - a word for sex-appeal, as is "it"

[justinroake]

Thanks very much, I can sleep easy now. But oomph = sex appeal? I shall never think of an oomphalumpah in the same way again lol

[Lie-in King]

Hi justin - did you mean -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oompa_Loompa (?)

[justinroake]

yes. lol.