Fri D Mail No. 14,681

[bryand]

2d) EU HQ talks at length about restricted vegetables (8,7)
5d) I spoilt an abstract - using these by mistake? (3,6)
5a) Cowdray's old farm transport? (6)
7d) Do they pick up oxygen in scattered Pleiades with 26? (5.10)
16d) Order cream man imported (6)
Apology for no letters. All help much appreciated

[retrocop]

brussel ssprouts
oil paints
oxcart
radio telescopes
behest

[scorpiojo]

2 Brussels Sprouts?
5 oil paints

[michaelmph]

2d. brussels sprouts
5d. oil paints
7d. radio telescopes
16d. be he st

I think 5a is oxcart but cant work out why.

[retrocop]

cow=ox dray=cart

[michaelmph]

Thanks retrocop. Always thought 'ox cart' was two words.

[bryand]

Best thanks to retrocop, scorpiojo, and michaelmph fopr your prompt and very informative responses.

[retrocop]

As far as I can discover michael. Oxcart is shown as one word.The word does'nt appear in 3 of my dictionaries though.I eventually tracked it down on line as one word???