Guardian Prize Crossword Saturday July 6Th 2013

[Monalise]

really struggling today ..
8a side's phoney complaints (8) ---e---5
9a extremely happy and sensible around animals (6) h-----
19d work during conflict in Times shown on successive days? (3-4)
Muchas gracias

[PinkFlawed]

8a is diseases
9a hyenas
stuck on 19too - and 20 across if you have it!

[Oldred]

9a hyenas

[vakayu]

hyenas

[Oldred]

19d t w o-p ar t

[Monalise]

gracias - sorry can't help with 20a - also stuck on 16d :(

[bigswifty]

20 a. CHA IN SAW

[Lie-in King]

Hi Monalise - it's always nice to post the full clue so that people without the puzzle can more readily help you :-)

16d Cable tackles Conservative know-all (8)

Wiseacre (know-all) - 'sea' is undefined in the wordplay - 'C(onservative)' (in) 'wire' (cable)

[factor-fiction]

I don't see all the wordplay for 8a.
'Seaside's phony complaint' would work

[factor-fiction]

Ah0 sorry, I've just seen Lie-inKing's post about 'sea' being undefined- I assume that's common to a few clues