Daily Telegraph Toughie Friday June 14Th 2013

[catsrcool]

22dn 1 and 1 can make I (5) I?d??
The last letter of 22 will be sixth of 28 ac Makes opponents lead to 20 goals cramping sport (8) ???p???s

[Millycat]

22d india?

[dannyk13]

22d.India (anagram of i and i)
28a.End play s

[catsrcool]

Thanks
How are you parsing endplays?

[dannyk13]

Goals=ends
sport=play
Endplay is a forcing move in bridge(apparently)

[Mamyalynne]

goals - Ends
around
Sport - play

[catsrcool]

Thanks that just leaves 25dn Regard for 50 per cent of partnerships scoring in bridge (3) e?e eye ? why?

[dannyk13]

Eye is correct but can't parse it.

[catsrcool]

Thanks anyway found todays a real struggle

[dannyk13]

The short answers gave me a real headache

[catsrcool]

Yes me too I have 17dn Cross in eastern Spain 'river of no return'? On the contrary (3) =exe but cant parse it

[cathfromsaron]

hard

regard = to look at/eye obv

E - east as in bridge position but I agree ...

[cathfromsaron]

spain = E on cars
e for east x for cross and e for spain - exe = river?

[Captain2]

17 cross = X, in
Eastern = E
Spain = E
River = EXE - of no return, BUT it does return - palindrome

[catsrcool]

Thanks

[dannyk13]

Exe = River forward or backwards.
eastern=e
cross=x
spain= e (Espania)

[BigDave44]

25 down is (th)EY + (w)E

WE and THEY are how the partnerships are described in bridge scoring - combine 50% of each