Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4525 Sunday February 17Th 2013

[mercedita]

Can anyone help with these, please?
13Across: Rock of Gibraltar primarily covered by good course on Spain (6). I have _ R _ N _ E and think it could be GRANGE, but how?
In 15 Across:, how does the letter O stand for "appeal"?
In 5Down: how is "single digit" = TON?
And lastly in 22Down: Email Correspondent, important to get one in place 3,3. PEN PAL. I understand the PAL but how do you get the PEN from "important"? Many thanks.

[vakayu]

13a seen as grunge

[Captain2]

What are the clues for 15a and 5d?

[chelle7272]

13 g run g e
what are the full clues for 15 & 5?

[factor-fiction]

I recall 22d was Net pal

[Lie-in King]

15a Passing appeal to head of state (5)
5d Single digit about right for rent (4)

15a O-king
5d Tore - 'toe' (digit, about) 'r(ight)'

22d Key pal - 'key' (important) + 'a' (one, in) 'pl(ace)'

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/keypal

[factor-fiction]

Key pal seems better although I've never heard of the term. I recall seeing someone answer it yesterday as net pal but that must have been wrong

[mercedita]

15 Across: passing appeal to head of state. (5) O _ I _ G. O have OK'ING but I dion't know why "appeal" should be the letter O.

[Lie-in King]

Oking (passing) - appeal to head of state, as -

"O king, please do this, that or the other"

[mercedita]

Thanks everyone, especially Lie-in-King. (I think I've thanked you before!) :-)