Times cryptic 1247 by Smiffy

21st January 2017, 19:07

30d taking to Elgar's first composition, something to grip Oxford (3,5)
T-E. / -I-C-

Is it some piece of work I am not aware of?

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21st January 2017, 19:11

toe piece

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21st January 2017, 19:12

To E(lgar)
composition - piece

toe piece is something to grip an Oxford (shoe)

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21st January 2017, 21:10

35A Old chap in apt environment, one with Teutonic leanings (12)

*E*M*N*P*I*E

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21st January 2017, 21:16

o(ld) Phil in germane (apt)

germanophile

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22nd January 2017, 08:17

Thanks for the answer here. I would never have got that one. I had thought Oxford Bags as trousers, but that was still wrong.

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