Saturday Times Prize Crossword Saturday December 17th 2011

[genius1933]

8d- Cooker's small for one large European fish [6] ?R?L?E

7d -recombinant dna?
25ac--Say this is the day one appeared to reject spoiled work. [5] E?D?E
Thanks in advance

[factor-fiction]

Grille?
How many letters for 7 please

[genius1933]

7d--11,3

[alid5]

8d Grille

[Calibax]

Grilse

[factor-fiction]

Grilse is better if that's a fish

[Calibax]

^grille wit i(one) replaced by S(mall)
grilse=young salmon

[keithsolver]

Grilse
Bodge

[factor-fiction]

For 7d is recombinant dna your suggested answer or the clue? If it's your answer what is the clue please

[genius1933]

7d-clue!--And could this be artificial genetic material [11,3] My guess was Recombinant DNA !!--Cheers

[Julest1]

I think 25a starts with B not E (22d is MR BIG). So I have
Say this is the day one appeared to reject spoiled work B?D??
Can t get this.

[bibblebub]

25a BODGE

say = E.G.
this is the day one appeared = D.O.B. [date of birth]
to reject = put them backwards