I think the French is plural (les) and soldier is (ant). That works. Well done on the hard bits.Lante Shop Cave?
(I assume that 'the French dance' is LA HOP, and 'look out' is the Latin 'cave', but I don't see what represents the soldier.)
Yes indeed, Fulk, lANTes HOP cave it is, and Tritim is right about soldier being ANT - I guess not everyone spends as much time doing Guardian crosswords as I - it's a fairly common device there!Thanks, Tritim, I never thought of ants . . . I was trying to fit in something like 'GI' for soldier!