Fri D Mail No. 14,836

[bryand]

17a) Quietly massage elder, for instance (5) ??R??
18d) Bread and cheese inspires Scots expression of regret (7) ??I????
24a) Object to mice running about, confined to one area (7)
26a) Lively character of Welsh persists here and there (6) ?S???T
27a) Performer's rate varies - it's otherwise included (7) ????S??
Thanks in advance for your help.

[mac44]

shrub
brioche
endemic
esprit
artiste

[retrocop]

shrub
brioche
emdemic
esprit
artiste

[Sipowicz]

shrub
brioche
endemic
esprit
artiste

[dannyk13]

17a.Brush
18d.Brioche
24a.Endemic
26a.Esprit
27a.Artiste

[retrocop]

yet another typo endemic. Next stop Specsavers!!

[dannyk13]

What do you call a four-way draw?

[mac44]

quatrosketch

[Sipowicz]

:-)

[dannyk13]

:-)

[retrocop]

:-)

[bryand]

I call it a 4-way draw danny. Tie-breaker is 15 down, 5 letters ?S?S
(Clue: Model searches her left luggage. Thanks

[retrocop]

casts

[Sipowicz]

cases

[Sipowicz]

searches minus her = cases.

[mac44]

take her out of searches then anag.

[dannyk13]

cases

[retrocop]

I thought it was one or the other. You get that one Sipowicz. I was looking at model (casts) but your parsing is better,

[bryand]

Co-incidence you mentioned spec savers retro, I am off to my Optometrist. Thanks and good luck to everybody for their support throughout the week including today.