Ft Crossword 15324

[mikem004]

Last one...
8d) Solver taking nothing from point about foreign article (6)
S-E-T-

Also, I don't understand the following solutions:
6d) Which barmy people can lead an Ottaman army from an island? (10)
MADAGASCAR

5d) Protected on top, parcel carried boxes (8)
HELMETED

[sandyRoe]

sleuth

[frugalfred]

1. sleuth = point = s(o)uth with "le" article en francais.

[Mamyalynne]

Mad Agas can

Helmeted - Mete in Held

[mikem004]

>Helmeted - Mete in Held <
Please explain.

[frugalfred]

barmy = MAD; Turkish leaders = AGAS; I don't see "CAR" bit.

[Mamyalynne]

Carried - Held

that 'boxes' /goes round Mete - Parcel

[mikem004]

Protected on top, parcel carried boxes

Protected on top + HELMETED
carried = HELD
boxes = METE?

[frugalfred]

mamya has it - madagascaN

[mikem004]

Thanks, Nurse.

[Mamyalynne]

mete1
miːt/Submit
verb
dispense or allot justice, a punishment, or harsh treatment.
"he denounced the maltreatment meted out to minorities"
synonyms: dispense, hand out, apportion, distribute, issue, deal out, dole out, measure out, divide out, divide up, parcel out, share out, split up, give out, portion out, dish out, allocate, allot, bestow, assign, administer
"the judges were unwilling to mete out harsh punishment"