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White dog eats first dog (6)

"white" in Chambers for "candid". D in CANID

Could I have parses for faiton's @15, 16, and 17, please?

Hi Chrise
15 - HP ' canned id '
17 - caned - e + id

I can't parse 16 either !

Thanks malcolm

#17 runner= candidate - (gone) put away (ATE)

Plain = def

Re parsing ( while we're here )

As I understand the etiquette, telescopic clues should include a definition, an indication of containment and then the phrase that actually holds the answer. But I keep seeing examples which use extraneous words in the sentence, which I understand is something of a no-no. An example might be " ....Brown erred " featuring ' owner ', but using " James Brown erred " is inserting ' James ' where it serves no purpose. Thoughts ?

#16 sorry

Direct police to hold back genetic evidence. (6)

Thanks faiton.
I agree, malcolm. I like my clues to have as few words as possible!

Even though I didn't enter this competition, I hope it's OK to say I agree about the extra words. Sometimes you (or me, anyway!) need a short one to improve the surface but "James" is just confusing.
James Brown the songwriter/singer. James the Red Engine????