The Phoenix

[pjgriffo]

Last one left - help please..
10a; Is 2 Down crash really quite annoying ? (8) ( - I - E -O - E)
The ans. for 2d (assuming it refers to that) is METEOR.

[bibblebub]

TIRESOME = anagram of IS+METEOR

[ladyalex]

tiresome ?

[gen2]

I think there must have been an IS in the clue to give TIRESOME?

[pjgriffo]

Thanks folks -I was on a different wavelength.