Observer Sunday March 31St 2013

[ellietal]

Stuck on last two..15a Desert deal possibly in the frame, I have ?AE?R?E and 18a Stephano crashed carriage I have ?T?N?O?E thought it was an anagram of Stephano, but only Phaetons comes up and this is clearly not right. Thanks in advance

[aelmpvw]

stanhope

[boxtops]

Phaetons looks right - it's a type of carriage - perhaps your other letters are wrong?

[boxtops]

^ obviously not!

[ellietal]

Thanks, but have you any idea about 15a?

[Confounded]

saddletree - anagram

[bibblebub]

oh, so it was 10 letters?

[NUH]

Did you get to the bottom of this as I'm stuck on it. Phaetons in a carriage but it can't be the answer if 16D 'gloomy pub in Scottish town' is Dunbar. The e in phaetons is in the same place as the n in Dunbar

[aelmpvw]

answer at top of page

[Mamyalynne]

see the answer at the top


Stanhope

[plinley]

18a) I think is Stanhope. I hope that helps

[Mamyalynne]

It does.