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malone

18th January 2014, 10:26
1 D. Tiber essence cheers (6) b?t???
34 A. Bags stolen in random firm (7) ?o???o?

NB. Each clue contains a misprint in the definition.

Thanks for any help.
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chrisg

18th January 2014, 11:55
Could 1 be Batata - another term for a sweet potato -ie Tuber rather than Tiber. The parsing could be Ba (Egyptian term for soul (essence) + ta ta (cheers)...
http://www.alchemylab.com/ka.htm
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malone

18th January 2014, 12:09
Thanks, that sounds good.

I think 34 is Hotshot - not sure of the parsing, but I got more letters.
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malone

18th January 2014, 12:26
...Potshot (and still not sure of the parsing!).
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ginge

18th January 2014, 12:34
Looks good, random fire.
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chrisg

18th January 2014, 13:22
Yes. Bags = Pots + hot = stolen
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haggis

18th January 2014, 13:43
Have finished this and have the author and all characters highlighted and the 4th one below the grid. Just need to get 8d: ?loe. Anyone got it?
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nelson

18th January 2014, 13:43
I have the answer to 14a but don't get the wordplay
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malone

18th January 2014, 13:51
The second letter in the second word changes - and I think the answer could be defined by that word.
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nelson

18th January 2014, 13:57
Thanks malone.
See what you mean, but bit of an odd clue.
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