Saga October 2017

[Wickham1948]

4D: Break strike, going back after leader's defection (4) K?A?.
15D: Well, well! What a shape! (4) ?G?E [Is it OGLE?]
10A: Parrot has a choice of letters (4) ?O?Y
14A: Plant growing to 40 feet? That sounds worthy of regard (6) ?E?E?S
Many thanks for all help,

[bookbinder]

15d ogee

[cashier]

10. Lory

[dannyk13]

15d.Ogee

[cashier]

4d. Knap

[Toorak]

4 knap

(S)pank reversed

[Toorak]

14 seen as cereus

[Wickham1948]

Many thanks to all of you. I do not understand the "has a choice of letters" in 10A but I will give it some thought. Once again thank you all so much.

[Toorak]

L or y - a choice of letters

[donny48]

Lory
a small Australasian and SE Asian parrot with a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and pollen, having mainly green plumage with patches of bright colour.

[Wickham1948]

Very clever, how did I not notice L-or-y - you are better than I am. Thank you; and thank you all.