Saga Cryptic Challenge

[margarettom]

15d. Archbishop turns tail in the river. ( - - - - )
17a. Very important issue with rock climbing ( - - G / - - - E)

[fiction-factory]

big something?

[Sam1960]

big time

[Sam1960]

issue = emit
rock = Gib(raltar)
gib + emit (both climbing) ie reversed

[mallyh]

robe ........ebor =archbishop

[fiction-factory]

Thanks Sam- I could see the GIB/BIG bit but didn't think of EMIT/TIME

[bibblebub]

15d: Ebro

[bibblebub]

...or Ebor

[margarettom]

Thanks Sam 1960 for that brilliant answer! I just couldn't see why big time.

[Sam1960]

you're welcome
good luck

[decmangan]

Ebro

[decmangan]

Italian river

[mallyh]

river robe ireland.

[margarettom]

But where does the archbishop come into it? Ebro reversed is orbe.

[mallyh]

abbreviation for archbishop of york

[mallyh]

see my earlier answer x

[bibblebub]

turn the tail of the word, just the last 2 letters, so that EbOR becomes EbRO

[margarettom]

Thanks biblebub. I get so frustrated when I know an answer right but I don't know WHY!