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RARA AVIS is "A rare bird, a rare person or thing"

The Egyptian god is RA, twice is RARA and the Indian god is SIVA, backwards gives AVIS

Last few, help please!
4d Island settlement finally complete(6)
A---N-

15a Saw paladin in London suburbs(9)
M-T-O-A-D Is it "Metroland"?

24d Is it "trespassed"
Wasteland holding fools up had no right to be there. (10)?

15a and 24d yes.
I'm stuck on 4d !

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The island is ARRAN, settlement finally is T, together gives ARRANT = complete

jazzgirl I've just got 4d
ARRANT

Arrant is an island, t last letter of settlement. hence arrant!!

15 Across is METROLAND

Saw = MET and ROLAND was one of the twelve Paladin knights

Thanks again Brackendale, especially as you show the wordplay which is much appreciated.
All finished now :)

thanks janice.

24 Across is TRESPASSED

Wasteland is DESERT holding fools = SAPS gives DESSAPSERT backwards is TRESPASSED

Thank you Brackendale. Had absolutely no idea Chuck was a form of "Charles"--though my mother was Peggy (Marguerite, actually). Am now off to discover what Paladin knights were
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