Tricky Crossword

[Suetheramble]

This crossword os a little poohy because of all the different answers ie
1A clue is CHOOSES(5)but the 1D ASSURING (9) answers takes the first letter of 1A (????E?I?G)
2D is the 3rd letter from the answer of 1A and the clue is JOINS TOGETHER(7) ????O?S
3D is the 4th letter from 1A SCUTTLES(5 ) ????S

[shoota]

2d Cobbles ?

[factor-fiction]

could scuttles be flees?

[Mamyalynne]

arghhhhhhhhhhhh

[scorpiojo]

Lol

[shoota]

Not if picks and isles is correct FF

[Mamyalynne]

allers one and it's allers him.........

[Lie-in King]

My brain exploded 30 minutes ago...

[Mamyalynne]

Don't you start!!

[factor-fiction]

I was responding to the recent post saying
3d SCUTTLES(5 ) ????S
I don't have the crossword in front of me.

[factor-fiction]

I wish I'd stayed on holiday!

[shoota]

Surely that should be 'allus' mam....

[Lie-in King]

Time for some of your "special medicine" Mamya?

[Suetheramble]

1A CHOOSES(5) = PICKS
From the "P" of the above 1D ASSURING (9) = PROMISING
From the "S" of Picks 3D SCUTTLES(5) = SINKS
From the 5th "I" of PROMISING = ISLES
From the 7th "I" of PROMISING = INSET
so
1D JOINS TOGETHER(7) C( of piCks)???L ( of isLes)? andS inSet
1D C???L?S

[Svejk]

its perfectly simple,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,divide 7 by 13 and multiply by x.

[scorpiojo]

Either couples or cobbles, sue...

[factor-fiction]

Could be Cobbles, Sue

[factor-fiction]

Or Couples!.
Which poohy crossword is it?

[Suetheramble]

OOPs 2D JOINS TOGETHER

Cold towel round head time!!

[shoota]

1 down is promising
2 down is either couples or cobbles

[Mamyalynne]

Who's on first base ?