Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4580 Sunday March 9Th 2014

[Vimto]

5 across. Clue: Racecourse favourite leaving route that may lead to prizes (6). I have: R????? 14 across. Clue: One bird returned without a nose and tongue (8) I have: ?U?A?A?I24 across Party returned to middle of Pacific island (4). I have: ???I Help please.

[ulysses100]

24 a Bal i

[ulysses100]

14a Guj a rat i

[Neveracrossword]

5 Redcar

[Vimto]

Thank you all.

[maxymax]

Is the answer to 5a definitely Redcar and not redcap?

[scorpiojo]

Racecourse - Redcar
Red car(pet) - route

[maxymax]

Thanks scorpiojo was unsure which to put in! Just one short now which I am sure is simple but just can't see it. 16a "Left open but unfinished" (4) O - E -
Any ideas?

[jollyroger66]

OVER(T)

[Mamyalynne]

Over(t)

[scorpiojo]

Over(t)

[Lie-in King]

16a Over (left) - 'over(t)' (open, unfinished)

[maxymax]

Doh!! Thanks to you all

[neathlat]

still can`t work out 14a Gujarati. any chance of a more detailed exlpanation please?

[Lie-in King]

14a Gujarati (tongue) - 'i' (one) + 'jug' (slang for bird, as 'prison') (both back, around) 'a rat' (a nose, slang, as 'informer')

[neathlat]

thank you L. I. K. I didn`t realise that jug was a slang term for bird.

[sambod]

twigging - short model twigg (y) - cocktail of gin - ing

[sambod]

Sunday times 4580 - 7d ? aft thankyou

[factor-fiction]

You are more likely to get an answer, sambod, if you include the clue