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monty

1st October 2013, 23:08
Think this was one of the most difficult ever, with some very iffy clues. Think I have finished, but can anyone parse these two:

25a Treated silk, mostly into thicker cloth, with expertise, must be SKILFUL???

56a Cause of disease and a pill that's appropriate, is it GARBAGE?

Many TIA.
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imagcq

1st October 2013, 23:10
56 germ an e
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imagcq

1st October 2013, 23:16
silk (skil) ful(l) look it up in the dictionary and you find reference to cloth being full
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monty

1st October 2013, 23:29
Thanks........not sure where pill comes in 56a.
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imagcq

1st October 2013, 23:36
Pill is the E often used in crosswords to denote ecstacy or E
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rogerjw

1st October 2013, 23:37
Ecstasy = e is a pill
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monty

1st October 2013, 23:42
Understood, many thanks , will hopefully sleep now!
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