Spectator 2615 Bronze Pile, Fieldfare.

[Tilly2]

Still a few to do but I have the theme.

The top right hand corner is a bit bare.

Help appreciated with
5ac. Mean times approaching. ?E????
7d Where men go in to relax. (6)
20ac One applauding cook almost before end of dinner. (7) ??E??ER

Thank you.

[ProfessorMaisie]

NEARBY
RESORT
CHEERER

[Neveracrossword]

5 A word mor mean, miserly etc + a two-letter 'times' (as in a sum).

20 A four letter cook loses the last letter, then a usual 'before' then the last letter, end, of dinner.Definition, one applauding.

[hankir]

What is the first letter of unclued 11d?

[ProfessorMaisie]

J

[Tilly2]

Thank you very much Professor Maisie and NAC.

[Neveracrossword]

You're welcome, Tilly2, though I feel I look rather miserly!

[Tilly2]

Yeah, you're meany!

[Neveracrossword]

Tilly2, I tend to like hints most of the time, for prize puzzles - and I also had great faith in your abilities!

PS I don't know if you looked at Sunday's EV (with a link on AB), it was wonderful.

PPS Hope you are fully fit and well again.

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
I was looking at the list and found him in 1973 list.
But that screwed up the unclued 28a that begins with a P.

[Tilly2]

Getting there, NAC. Thank you.

I've never attempted the EV.

[Neveracrossword]

Tilly2, glad to hear you're getting there. Such a great EV was a real treat, we don't get that many!

[Tilly2]

Can you point me to the link please, NAC? I can't find it in Crosswords.

[Neveracrossword]

I put just EV in the Search box and three came up for that puzzle, 1600 - the third one, with Rickcg, is the one with the link - there's lots of discussion, and some answers, on the others.

[Tilly2]

Thank you. I'll have a look.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Tilly2. I don't 'do' links, but I got you to the puzzle anyway. It was quite a time-consuming crossword, but it was good fun and really well put together.

[ProfessorMaisie]

2020 for him, hankir (if you're still looking).

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

The top right corner was last to go in for me too, but for some obscure reason I always seem to complete the grid from the bottom up anyway!

I spent a pleasant and surprisingly interesting 10 minutes going through the entire “bronze pile” winners list on Wiki looking for the name to be highlighted. So all told, a fun and informative puzzle.

[hankir]

Thanks ProfessorM.
Found him.

[Tilly2]

Can you tell me where you found the list, please. I'm doing lots of Googling having got two already.

[FleshpotsOfDevon]

Wikipedia