Daily Telegraph Toughie Friday July 26Th 2013

[catsrcool]

Finding it really hard today.
1ac Badly needed ton setting example on return for Derbyshire's opener (8) I???????
4dn Where Parisian's happy and content for sad little ways to be led by Germany's immoral practice (6,9) ?????? ?????????
9ac Peacekeeper's let loose after you said b_____ obvious (8) ?????t?i

[bibblebub]

9a) uns u b tle

[bibblebub]

4d) DOUBLE STANDARDS

where Parisian's = OU
happy = BLEST
and = AND
content for sad = A
little ways = RDS
to be led by Germany = put D at the front

d ou blest and a rds

[catsrcool]

Thanks that makes 1ac end in d

[alifos]

1ac Hungered. Yes, it is v hard today!

[factor-fiction]

Does that mean 1d needs looking at again then?

[catsrcool]

Thanks how are you parsing it?
14dn Tasks to fulfil for getting a pulse audible (9) ??o???m?e programme ?
13ac Group looking over prince among heads of France (6) s??t?t 3rd letter is p if above is correct septet?
21ac Kiki's got some spring in her step! (8) d?m?r??? I assume it has dee in it somewhere.
10ac Ring northern city for Spooner -- it's horrible here! (8) ???????l
12ac Given a rocket revolutionised sound limits, we dig! (8) ???????s

[bibblebub]

21a) demarche

[catsrcool]

factor fiction
1dn I'm here in US, breaking concealed bone (5) I had incus but have no idea what it is now

[bibblebub]

13a) septet = P inside 'tetes' reversed

[Oldred]

1d h yo id

[bibblebub]

1d) hyoid = 'yo' inside 'hid'

[dannyk13]

1d.H yo id
14d. Pro gramme
13a.Septet ( tetes round p)
21a. De march e
10a.Dung hill
12a.Echidnas

[bibblebub]

14d) yes, programme

for = PRO, a pulse audible = sounds like gram = GRAMME

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/gram

[catsrcool]

Thanks I would love to have some of the drugs the setter is on.
8ac Iron compounds resistance, crossing lines of fire (6) o??r?s operas?
12dn Following what we need to act, the last of these religious books must take priority (9) e???????e entourage?
17dn RAC initially gets going northbound to fill period vehicle (7) ??????t chariot?

[dannyk13]

8a.Ochres
12d.Yes, entourage
17d.Dogcart ( rac + g reversed in dot)

[Oldred]

17d dogcart

[catsrcool]

Thanks everyone I thought that made a Guardian prize crossword set by the Rev a stroll in the park :)

[dannyk13]

Completing that has made my brain hurt

[catsrcool]

It gave me a headache as well. Anyone else think that the AB is slow today?

[dannyk13]

Yes, it's been sluggish for a couple of days