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A bit late starting, LOADS of gaps. Is it just me or have the last 2 or 3 jumbos been hard to finish? 13a be made clear ultimately, like the river Welland (4,3,2,3,4), 19a it helps keep the salt dry in sweet-and-sour cooking (9) and 55a betrayed 42, dropping ones own article in club (4,4,3,5). I can usually get cracking once I've done the multi-worders - so, help, someone get me cracking!! Thanks in advance.

13a come out in the wash
19a souwester
55a sold down the river

Excellent, thanks very much eac2337. That should prod my brain into action. If not, I'll be back! Thanks again.

Hi, stuck on the last two clues, 3d foot of enormous bird in the east (7), 25a permit european to enter party member's feast (9). Can anyone help, please? I'll try harder next week!

Trochee (foot as in poetic metre) & Halloween

3d Trochee
25a Halloween

tim and helenB, thanks so much, I was really stuck. Should have got Halloween but never heard of trochee. I'll have to look it up. Thanks again, see you next Saturday for the next Jumbo. I'm sure this must be good for the achey brain! Bye for now, Susie

Hi All Dont want to Pick-Nit BUT
Halloween is not a feast, All Saints Day which follows is the feast. A T B THEA

Your not-picking is good and here's another nit: 34dn, "restraint provided by another robe across the channel", answer forbearance...but to be exact, he should have said "across other side of channel."

Hi Barking dog Good to see you got a mention at 35ac. Penny did not drop until I realised you are nuts!!!!! No offence.
On Picknitting one comes across more than occasional examples of slack definitions.
Cant do much about it except grimace then smile then finish the puzzle.
All the Best THEA
By the WAY Is 11dn TREVELYAN
"Dramatist inept at reading"(9) T?E?E?I?N