Obbo Everyman 3561 4.1.15

[chokkie]

Today's seems harder than usual, really struggling ....
8a fancy one state employing sorceerers 911) ??????a?i??
2d this is likely to cause trouble, his deacon unfortunately being arrested by constabulary (8,7)
????o?e? ?a?i??
23a plucky fellow is yet to be beaten (6) ???s?y

4d fine king, taken over reservoir, a source of solution to problems (5,4)
????k ?a??

Many thanks in advance, Chox.

[mallyh]

4d think tank?

[scorpiojo]

I magi nation
Poisoned chalice - his deacon + police
Feisty - f is yet
Thin k tank

[chokkie]

thanks folks, that has helped enormously ....

so 3d .... problems are mounting for dutch scholar (7) ??a?m?s

?traumas - and why

Thanks. Chox.

[scorpiojo]

Erasmus (sums are) was a Dutch scholar

[chokkie]

thanks so much, couldn't see it at all. So - last one ....

That's me done for today ..... thanks to everyone for all their help today. Have a great Sunday. AFter a very frosty start this morning (car windscreen scraping time etc) the sun has put in an appearance (contrary to yesterday's miserable day) so might be able to do a few things in the garden .. Chox.

[handspike]

Imagination
Poisoned chalice
Think Tank