Sat. Times.25358

[amtaff]

10ac.Detective arrests gangster:4PM(9). C?L?A?H??
5D.Wash at the bottomright below river(5).R???E. I'm thinking "CALLAGHAN" and "RINSE". Please explain how wordplay works. Thanks in advance

[shooty]

Rin (German for Rhine) +se ( south east) bottom right

[shooty]

4Pm (former prime minister)?
Callaghan was a pm and a detective played by Clint Eastwood

[amtaff]

Thanks. Not the best worded clues!

[shooty]

Retry in the morning. Someone else may parse the second clue with more detail. I'm quite happy with the parse for the first.

[amtaff]

Yes, I agree, the first clue ia a good one.

[keithsolver]

detective is (charlie) chan gangster is al (capone) 4 is prisoner ie lag hence c(al)(lag)han.
At the bottom right = in se. river =r. Hence r(inse)

[amtaff]

Thanks keithsolver-all is explained!