Indie Sunday

[doctordolittle]

Answers with their derivations would be appreciated

Measure piece of tile removed from lake (4) _E_T
Hearts practised to defend successfully (4) H _ _ _ is I think'hold'
Its sung about after concerns with government (4, 4) P_R _/S_ _ _
House poor Mark somewhere in London (8) D_E _ _ _ _ _ is I think 'dwelling' but I don't see why

Many thanks

[scorpiojo]

3 parts on G

[Neveracrossword]

Numbering the clues would make it easier to reply.

Measure - Mere, a lake. It's Metre/measure, with the 't' for tile removed.

[glasman]

D+welling

[Neveracrossword]

Hearts ... Hold, defend successfully. It's just H, hearts and old, practised.

[doctordolittle]

In that case I have got one wrong:
10. Measure of experience say (4) _E_E
25. It's sung about concerns with government (4, 4) is now P_R_/S_N_

[elliemay1]

mete?

[doctordolittle]

I think that measure of experience say, is FEAT so MERE is wrong and this one stands as

2, Measure piece of tile removed from lake (4) _E_T

[scorpiojo]

^ part song, answered above

[doctordolittle]

I'll but METE

[doctordolittle]

On G = on government, yes, but I don't understand the parts bit.

[scorpiojo]

Part defined as concern in Chambers

[Jimbrock]

Sorry to return to this, but I am not grasping:
2dn Measure piece of tile removed from lake
10ac Measure of experience say
Please can anyone explain the two answers, and how they parse, and mesh?

[elliemay1]

10. mete=an archaic measure
sounds like 'meet' which can mean to experience something.

[elliemay1]

2d measure=metre.
Remove the 't(tile)' to give 'mere' which is a lake.

[Jimbrock]

THANK YOU, Elliemay1! I'm happy with 10ac. I still shake with trepidation at 2dn! I'd be much happier if the clue had said "Measure piece of tile removed FOR lake". However...

[elliemay1]

Jimbrock, if you read it as, 'Measure, piece of tile removed from, lake', it makes more sense.