Daily Mail Prize Crossword Tuesday July 4Th 2017

[redsokk]

11A TV sitcom family, originally terribly mean types 8L ?R?S?E?S

[mac44]

T rotters

[redsokk]

Thanks Mac nice and early... so 12D is twain not stain as I had !!!

[mac44]

Sorry Red, dont know, no papers yet.

[dannyk13]

Yes ,twain (Mark)

[redsokk]

Thanks Danny for confirmation, you should both be delrod (anag) !!!

[dannyk13]

Shtank

[redsokk]

stoik

[redsokk]

Hi Danny& Mac, I've seen this clue many times but never been able to parse. I'm sure you could shed light.

Backing groups secure university students headgear. 8L
Answer is skullcaps

[Mamyalynne]

U - University
LL - Student

In

Packs , back + s

[Mamyalynne]

^ students - LL

[dannyk13]

U (university) +ll(students) inside packs(groups) reversed

[Mamyalynne]

No s, so sorry - Skullcap

[donny48]

skullcap =headgear
groups = packs, backwards is skcap with u(university) + ll (students)inside

[Mamyalynne]

Wondered why I couldn't see where your spare letter had come from.

[MargoTester]

Trotters

[MargoTester]

Oh dear

[redsokk]

WELL thanks all Mamyayleen, Donny & Danny & Hi Margo nice to see coming into the fray

[MargoTester]

Better late than never Red, forgot to scroll - again :-)