Telegraph Gk 530 17Th December

[Dickiedot]

27a The bladder campion (4-6) ???p?o?e?e 16d Historically, a freely moving beam fitted with spikes, erected for defence (8) ?e?i????

[Lie-in King]

27a Knap-bottle

http://www.freedictionary.org/?Query=knapbottle

[Lie-in King]

16d Herisson

[fiction-factory]

palisade? Not quite teh same thing though

[Lie-in King]

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/herisson

[fiction-factory]

I'm sure LiK has it

[Dickiedot]

Thanks LIK been looking at these all afternoon

[Lie-in King]

You're welcome, Dickie :-)

[Dickiedot]

13a Top game (4) ?o?o

[Captain2]

Polo (shirt Gents top) + game

[Dickiedot]

Thanks Capt'n beginning to doubt myself ;-)

[Captain2]

Just looking back to earlier posts today Dickie - have no fear nor doubt, apparently it even puzzled Dannyk!!