Daily Mail Prize Crossword Thursday March 14Th 2013

[orly]

18ac Swimmer whose bottom is nipped by young oysters (5) S_R_ _
19d Tidy maisonette if son's not in between 4 and 6, say (7) _ _A_I_E

ta

[Stella788]

Shrimp

[mojay]

19 teatime

[factor-fiction]

Shrimp is 6 letters though

[factor-fiction]

Is there a word SHRIM?

[emeritus]

19d Tea-time

[orly]

Ah, tea-time - can see it now. A young oyster is a spat so Sprat fits but can't see why

[factor-fiction]

oysters is plural though

[mojay]

spat + 'r' of swimmer perhaps?

[Stella788]

This is an early start for me. . sorry it is six letters.

[orly]

That'll do for me Mojay

ta

[factor-fiction]

On checking my dictionary I've learnt that the plural of spat can be spats or spat so that answer does work

[aelmpvw]

bottom of swimmer is r