Dt Cryptic

[etf9705]

16d (9) boat race crew? Did'nt eat anything we hear (ExxxxxOxe)
23a(8) Open University set of books dumped at sea - great quantity(MxUxxxxx)

[Oldred]

eightsome
mountain

[etf9705]

Ta ever so
Ted

[dannyk13]

16d.Eightsome
23a.Mountain

[CJHorse]

That seems to be a poor clue. An eightsome is a boat crew, but how does it, when pronounced 'ate some', tally with 'didn't eat anything'. The non-existent word eightnone fits it better.

[Mamyalynne]

Clue should have been worded 'didn't eat everything' that would fit better.

[Oldred]

clue in paper actually read 'everything'

[dannyk13]

16d.Correct clue is "didn't eat everything, we hear"

[Mamyalynne]

Ah, thank you, now makes sense