Radio Times 40

[Glanrhos]

16a - Layabout trapped by tough rope at sea (7) ?a?y?r?
22a - Say French father needs brace (4) p?i?
24a - Operating is funny, but not before midday (5) ?s?n?

Thanks for some help together with an explanation.

[Captain2]

16a Lanyard

[tyrepill]

16a Lanyard
22a Pair

[sandyRoe]

22 pier sounds like pere

[Captain2]

22a Pair

[sandyRoe]

Pair is better^^^

[Captain2]

24a (am)using

[sandyRoe]

using?

[kinkajou2]

PAIR

[Mamyalynne]

16 Halyard

[Glanrhos]

Thanks Captain2, tyrepill and sandyRoe. Having looked at 16a I think the answer is Halyard i.e. (Lay) about in (hard) tough.

Any views. Thanks

[shaneystar2]

Ha(lya)rd not lanyard
Lay ( about ,lya) trapped by Hard ( tough)

[Glanrhos]

Thanks kinkajou2 and manyalynne

[Calibax]

^Well done Mamya, I couldn't see the word play for lanyard but ha(lya)rd fits perfectly

[Glanrhos]

Thanks also shaneystar2

[Glanrhos]

I apologise for the typo mamyalynne

[Mamyalynne]

No problem it is a mouthful lol

[boxtops]

Argument for halyard is here http://www.theanswerb...s/Question955828.html