Daily Telegraph Cryptic 27857 Saturday July 18Th 2015

[jeremykayp]

Last two, help, please. 5d A French novelist cuts on the phone, perhaps - that's not usual (10) U?O?T?O?O? 21a Single composer played part back (8) B?C?E?O? Thanks in advance for any help.

[ladyalex]

5d unorthodox.....but I'm not really sure why...

[ladyalex]

21a bachelor


Bach + role (part) backwards

[Lie-in King]

5d Unorthodox - 'un' (Fr. "a") + 'ortho dox' - "author docks" - sounds like; on the phone
21a Bach-elor - ... + 'role' (back)

[jeremykayp]

Un French for one
orthodox (author docks on the phone!)

[ladyalex]

Hi LIK.
Sorry still not getting ortho dox or author docks....

[Neveracrossword]

Ortho is supposed to sound like 'author' (it doesn't to me) and
dox sounds like 'docks'.

[ladyalex]

Thank you. I can see it (perhaps hear it would be better) now.
I'm afraid ortho sounds nothing like author to me ......

[Mamyalynne]

Depends how bad your phone line is .;-)

[ladyalex]

:-))

[Lie-in King]

:-))

[penelope2]

Re: 5d. As an avid solver of the DT I found this stretching the compilers licence to the utmost. An awful clue!!!!! One that should not have been accepted by the DT Crossword Person (whoever he/she is).