Times Jumbo 649

[Annie Jay]

Is there any help out there, please, with 53 A 'Bishop holds the answer- and the answer is satisfactory'?
???? D?K??
and 32D 'Thick discharge- it can be fatal'?
???E?D?Y ?I?E
Many thanks.

[kayakamina]

53a Okey Dokey

32d Friendly Fire

[Annie Jay]

Thank you so much, Kayakamina, but don't get where the bishop comes into it!

[kayakamina]

annie jay my logic was... Answer=Key....Bishop=ODO
Bishop holds the answer= O KEY DO+ KEY (and the answer) . Is satisfactory= Okey Dokey K

[crofter]

Hiya K - To be honest, Annie, I didn't follow K's logic at first, but didn't like to ask!

Apparently, Bishop Odo was born in Normandy in 1032!

K's disentanglement becomes even more impressive.

[kayakamina]

Hi Crofter. You must remember the Bayeux Tapestry, 1066 and all that. I fear that Bishop ODO has been replaced by Bishop TUTU in crossword terms in recent years!

Hope you are well. Regards K