Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4477 Sunday March 18th 2012

[Frank97]

2d Mark antique articles for rubbish! (2,3) M?/E?E
23d A mountain height near Austria (5) A?P?A

Thanks for looking.

[Zhukov]

my eye

[Zhukov]

Alpha

[Lie-in King]

2d My eye (rubbish!) - m(arks) + 'ye ye' (old word for "the")
23d Alpha (A) - 'alp' + h(eight) + A(ustria)

[Frank97]

Thank you.

[Zhukov]

youre welcome

[Harlequinade]

2. d My eye (Mark = 'M') repetition of 'ye', old version of 'the', the definite article.
23 d. Alpha. Alpha = 'A' in Greek alphabet. Alp = mountain. 'h' = height and 'A' = Austria