Herald 2

[dave1948]

12a End of the line after a good bloke loses the way (7)
?A?C?A?

[elliemay1]

Are you sure of the letters, Dave?

[Captain2]

I can only think of 'PASCHAL' to fit the letters but can't parse anything.

(Am I right in thinking The Herald is a Catholic newspaper?)

[ladyalex]

I cannot get anything sensible to fit those letters either...sorry.
Can you give us the clues that got you them, please?
:-))

[ladyalex]

I presumed it was the Glasgow Herald...which is not catholic (as far as I know)

[elliemay1]

I thought Paschal too. Can see 'chap' in it (bloke)

[dannyk13]

(St) Paschal

[ladyalex]

Sorry, just not getting Paschal.
What is the definitin part of the clue,please?

[ladyalex]

^ definition

[fiction-factory]

Is it a train station at the end of the line?

[dannyk13]

End of line, name of two popes .Last died in 1118

[ladyalex]

So....End of the line = paschal, the name of two Popes.

Now I'm not getting the rest of the wordplay either :-((
Chaps I see, but that leaves a and L to account for ....a can come from the clue, (after a) but I'm still missing the L
Any help would be welcome.

[dave1948]

Thank you all.

I used a wordfinder and found Paschal which seemed to be the only word which fitted into this type of crossword. Unfortunately my computer is going so slowly that I couldn't type. Great work Danny Dannyk for your explanation !

[fiction-factory]

Is it not just St Pashcal ( a good bloke ) minus the St (a street/a way)

[dannyk13]

Lady alex, see post at 13.22. St, Paschal - St

[elliemay1]

If it was that simple then why use the word 'bloke' instead of man

[ladyalex]

Sounds good to me, FF.
Thanks.
Clearly this crossword is way above my pay grade!

[ladyalex]

Thanks, Dannyk13, but I sid not understand it until FF explained it.

[Lie-in King]

May I? I'd prefer -

(St) Pancras - end of the line & ff's answer @ 11:32 (?)

[fiction-factory]

St Pancras is much more likely to be right!

[dannyk13]

Oops, Ta l-i-k that makes more sense than my solution.