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A difficult crossword. 4ac,'Was unfaithful wife to brief deranged lord and journalist?'(9), ----O--ED; 18dn,'Abridged course for dog trainer', (6); 6dn, 'Mirage of old distracted Lilliputians & co',(7,8) must be optical illusion; but what about 17ac,'Showers of seconds,etc come mostly served with cocktails', (6,6),-t----/-L----?

I think 4 across is CUCKOLDED

17a Atomic Clocks

OPTICAL ILLUSION (anag)

Many thanks. I thought of cuckolded but could not justify it.

4dn,'Fashionable range no longer in yellow',4,chic? 7dn, (long shot), 'Unknown quantity coming in ruled after revolution, making his name',(6) - Danton? can't prove either!

Sorry, I should have elaborated.

CUCKO = Cuckoo (deranged, in brief)
LD = lord
ED = journalist

7d Denzil? lined reversed + unknown z

18 D. Pavlov(a)?

yes Pavlov (as Pavlov's bell )?