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Help with 57a please: Echo court imprisoning top inmate? Not any more (7)
I think the answer is escapee; Echo is E, and top inmate is also E, and the definition is inmate not any more, which seems to leave scape = court???

Help with 57a please: Echo court imprisoning top inmate? Not any more (7)
I think the answer is escapee; Echo is E, and top inmate is also E, and the definition is inmate not any more, which seems to leave scape = court???

Yes, it's ESCAPEE.

The two Es are as you say. Top is CAP, surrounded by ("imprisoning") SEE. This is "court" in the sense of "to date someone" (eg, "They've been seeing each other for three months").

Ah, I SEE! Many thanks.

Please can someone parse 2 Down. A passion about Cambridge University after elevating radio slot? I think the answer is airtime (radio slot) but can’t see why. Thank you

Houndsditch, Yes, AIRTIME
(A + IRE, passion), about MIT, Cambridge USA university, reversed.

I didn't do this puzzle but can someone explain why "... and top inmate is also E".

I get E(cho)
Court = SEE
Top = CAP

Definition = Inmate not any more

I don’t think it is , Bren. I think this was misstated in the earlier posts. Your parsing is the correct one.

Okay, thanks Jono, I was hoping that was the case but felt I needed a second opinion after the other parsing was seemingly being confirmed.