guardian 24541

[yellow11]

last few
24a right in touch 4 ??A?
25avowel:what's over it surrounding it 5I?I??
16d argument about dog having dropped a long thing that might spoil the carpet?8 R?I?E??
24dlay down what's worh 10 in scrabble? 4 ??T?
all except 16d have something to do with stupid
thanks

[gen2]

24d I would say PUT + Z = PUTZ
but that is a representation of the Nativity placed under a Christmas tree. I don't see what it has to do wit being stupid.

[gen2]

24 = PRAT whih is R (right) inside PAT

[Mamyalynne]

Putz is also a slang term for a fool amongst other things LOL

[Mamyalynne]

25 Idiot referrring to the dot over the latter i

[kayakamina]

16d Stiletto....Set To (argument) T(a)il (long thing less a)

[amalgam]

16d I got stiletto but I think the explanation is set to including tail minus a, that is dog = tail. Definition of stiletto is "long thing that might spoil the carpet".