Thurs D Mail No. 14,775

[bryand]

16d) Real gold followed by 22 (9)
18d) Like better publicity, including free broadcast (6)
21d) It sounds like tyre or another part of car (7)
24a) Missive from saint in eastern mansion (7)
29a) Even bits of beef fit nicely when cooked (11)
Sorry for no letters. All help much appreciated

[retrocop]

authentic
prefer
exhaust
epistle
efficiency

[michaelmph]

authentic
prefer
exhaust
e pi(st) le
efficiency

[taffy49]

29a) efficiently

[aelmpvw]

efficiently but i don't think that's the whole clue?

[dannyk13]

(b)e(e)f +anagram of fits nicely

[aelmpvw]

i get the anagram but where's the definition?

[dannyk13]

Sorry "Even bits of beef fit nicely when cooked avoiding waste"

[aelmpvw]

thank you, makes sense now :-)

[bryand]

Thank you all for your quick and very informative answers.

[retrocop]

Good morning bryand.Thanks.

[michaelmph]

Yes 29A is 'efficiently', which I had. Don't know why I entered 'efficiency' here. Doh!

[retrocop]

you are not alone there michaelmph.I confess I wrote efficienTly on my crossword and then wrote efficienCy here as well.