Daily Telegraph Prize Crossword 27,504 Saturday May 31St 2014

[Vimto]

1 down. Clue: Giving no answer (8). I have: ?E???ING. 10 across. Clue Before final letter, make a charge against shipping route(4). I have: ???Z.
The third letter of 1 down is the second letter of 10 across. Help please.

[Captain2]

10a Sue-z

[Vimto]

Thank you cap'n. Horses for courses it would seem!

[bibblebub]

shame it's not the 4th letter because then you could have refusing

[aelmpvw]

it is the fourth letter :-)

[dannyk13]

1d.Refusing
10a.Suez

[Vimto]

Thank you all. I did manage REFUSING after The Captain gave me SUEZ. Morning Bubbletub, do I detect a chink in your formidable armour today?

[Captain2]

Vimto - bibblebub was correcting YOUR error - without even having the papaer.

[bibblebub]

i'd be happy if the telegraph paywall would go on the blink again so i could download the crossword for nothing each day

[Captain2]

Know what you mean bibble - I enjoyed the site being down too.

[fourpence4]

! down could be REFUTING. Why is REFUSING the answer?

[dannyk13]

Refusing is to say no. Refuting is to deny something.

[Lie-in King]

Refusing - imagine the clue as "Giving no (as an) answer"

[fourpence4]

You're probably right but I'm not totally convinced!!

[jessicasanchezfr]

Negatting