Radio Times 36

[Bogtrotter]

Stuck on last two, your help appreciated. 24a Silly nerd bit animal in vulnerable place: ?i?d?r??? Birdrain fits the silly part, but I can't work out the rest. 19d Previous man of God: ?r??? Druid fits (and would tie in with Birdrain), what do we think?

[cupid04]

prior

[Wharton]

24a seen as 'tinderbox'

[Bogtrotter]

Aagh! Prior! But tinderbox - I see the construction, but I don't understand the reference to "vulnerable place".

[bookbinder]

'Tinderbox' can apply to, say, an area of a country that is known for sudden outbreaks of rebellion. 'The president said that the eastern mountains was a tinderbox, just waiting to burst into flames.' So that's a vulnerable place.

[Wharton]

tinderbox - person, thing or situation that is potentially explosive.

[Bogtrotter]

Not come across that meaning before. Thanks for your help.