dt 26982

[nicat]

10a stock's quality about right for soup (10) 15a 'Number 10' ace has it worked out (11)

[Oldred]

15a anaesthetic

[Oldred]

10a minestrone

[dannyk13]

10a.Minestrone
15a.Anaesthetic

[Infomaniac]

I guessed 1a was minestrone but could someone please explain the wordplay to me?

[sandyRoe]

stock's...mines+ tone...quality around R...right

[Infomaniac]

Thank you Sandy, I didn't realise "stock's" was used to indicate "mines".

[sandyRoe]

In the sense of 'a mine of information', a stock of information, I think .

[Infomaniac]

Thanks for the explanation - a bit too clever for me I think.