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6d Squeeze top off for sure ??C?
9a What to do with laurel and Hardy to leave Laurel very absorbed by Hardy H?L?E Is it halve as in half the letters of Laurel + H (hardy) + v (very) or am I on the wrong track here?
Grateful for any help

Squeeze top off for (mea)sure - inch.

re 9a, i saw this as;

What to do with laurel and Hardy to leave Laurel. - take away half of the double act,ie Halve

very absorbed by Hardy - hardy can mean in good health,hale can mean the same. hale plus v gives halve.
there may well be a better less convoluted explanation.

Thanks very much Trevor.
I have oasis for 26a but not sure how the clue works?

Ignore - I've worked it out now!

Foundation is basis. Nothing for bishop - o instead of b

Re Laurel and Hardy - my reasoning was the szme, Terry

group foundation has nothing for bishop
group - oasis
foundation - basis
change B(ishop) to o(nothing)

Thanks both - as I thought

oh well!
i type very slowly.glad you are sorted.
i still have 2 to get although i've guessed 16d.

ps. AJT im trevor,somebody else refered to terry as trevor earlier today.confused?
;-)