Saga magazine crossword for June 20121

[cloudpirate]

Any help out there for the Saga crossword for June 2012...I know 1 across is Walter Mitty but trying to understand why?...Ditto 9 across..Casco..but why...Stuck on 13 Down..Bound to get betterone,in part.Eight letters...14 Down..Carpet seller,one getting along swimmingly.Eight letters.24 Across..Opening of Cambodian border to invade its neighbour over nothing,sadly. Nine letters - - - -I-O-O. Finally 25 across..African city forbidden no end of meat? Hamburger's OK! ..Five letters A-U-A can only think of Abuna..again why?

[bibblebub]

25a) Abuja = (t)abu + ja

(i'd find them a lot easier to read if you'd put each clue on a new line)

[gen2]

Clues needed for 1a and 9a in order to give an explanation

[Calibax]

24a La c rim os o

[cloudpirate]

Sorry Bibblebub,will do if there is a next time..Thankyou.

[cloudpirate]

Sorry Gen2...1 across is Fictional character from Spooner's island,amusing to listen to...(6.5)

9 Across is..Roman conspirator gets nothing for a barge. (5)- - S - O

Thanks to all for any help given.

[bibblebub]

9a) CASCO - is a type of barge http://www.lexic.us/definition-of/casco

replace the final A of CASCA with an O

[Calibax]

Spooner reversed initial letters so Malta Witty becomes Walter Mitty
Casca was a Roman conspiritor in Julius Caesar - replace the A with O and casco ia a barge

[bibblebub]

Walter Mitty spoonerised sounds like 'Malta witty'

[TheWinner]

Spooner relates to spoonerism.
so, reversing Malta and Witty, makes Walter Mitty.

[cloudpirate]

Thans Bibblebub...Calibax....and Gen2.

[bibblebub]

14d) REPROACH [= carpet]

seller = REP, one getting along swimmingly = ROACH

[cloudpirate]

Saga crossword for June 2012...1 Down..A bit mad having scouser's mate round. (5)..Have W-C-O..can only assume that it is WACKO..again,why?

13 Down...Bound to get better one,in part.(8)..- - - - - -L -.

13 Across..Bones in fish beginning to irritate.(5) - - - - I

17 Across...Life before Eva,single and sometimes topping.(9) - - - - E-O-I...Canneloni maybe,just can't see why,think this heat is getting to me.

14 Down..Carpet seller,one getting along swimmingly.(8) - - - - - - C -

Thankyou in advance for any help given.

[bibblebub]

1d) wack is scouser for friend, and add round = O

13a) carp i

14d) reproach - as i gave above

[bibblebub]

13a) CAPRIOLE [=bound, leap]


better = CAP, one in part = I inside ROLE = RIOLE

[bibblebub]

^ that's 13d, of course

[cloudpirate]

Thank you all..so 17 Across has to be Pepperoni...again,why?..I feel awfully dumb today.

[bibblebub]

life = PEP
eva = PERON -Eva Evita Peron
single = I

[greylad]

If you spoonerise Walter Mitty you get Malta Witty

[rhlorfeo]

14d Rep - seller; roach - fish; reproach - carpet.
25a Abu - tabu with no 't'; Ja - OK in Hamburg!; Abuja - African city