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[slinky.kate]

4d.figure of speech directly comparing two differant things(6)s-m---
13a.shoelace(7)----h-t
16a. in imitation of a natural sound(6)---o-c
17d. deportment(6)-a-n--
22a. army;A----/------- institution(bbc production)-e-y/---t-s-
that is the way the clue is printed
8d.former german currency(11) i know its deutschemark,but that is 12 letters do you think they have a spelling mistake or can it be spelt without the seventh letter(e)
thankyou

[Captain2]

4d Simile

[bookbinder]

13 latchet

[chelle7272]

4 simile

deutschmark

[Captain2]

8d Yes - no 'E'

[Captain2]

17d Manner?

[Baldric]

8d, DEUTSCHMARK

[penelope2]

16a. Echoic

[bookbinder]

8 Deutschmark is the correct spelling. It can also be written as "deutsche mark", if you want to refer to it as a specific currency, e.g. "I would rather use the deutsche mark than any other currency."

[slinky.kate]

only 22a to get now,-e-y/-r-t-s-

[bookbinder]

22 very British?

[Captain2]

22a Very British

[Baldric]

VERY BRITISH

[Captain2]

See here...
www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/collections/.../army-a-
very-british-institution