Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4498 Sunday August 12th 2012

[skipper97]

Help needed please-15Across;One bargain single so long reported , I have ? ??o? ??y.
6Down;No good leaving stylist's division during employment for painter-p?? ???i?t.
24 Down-Pot shown by German novelist; g???s.
Thanks in advance

[Captain2]

15 A Good Buy

[bookbinder]

15a good buy

[Psybbo]

Good buy

[bigbadmarty]

15 good buy

[bookbinder]

24d Grass

[Lie-in King]

15a A good buy - "a goodbye"
6d Pop artist (painter) - 'n(o) g(ood)' from 'parti(ng)' ([hair] stylist's division, in) 'post' (employment)
24d (Gunter) Grass

[bigbadmarty]

6 pop artist ?

[skipper97]

Many thanks to everybody, will try and plough on with the rest

[skipper97]

last three. 29 across I have plate racks ? This then would make 26 Down Sic ?
I am stumped on 4 down Garden perhaps showing pear tree finally cropped c?m?c.

[Lie-in King]

Yes to the first two -

4d (Graeme) Garden (comic) - 'comic(e)' (pear, cropped)

[skipper97]

Thanks so much Lie in King, you make it look so easy.