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Everyone else seems to have finished this!
I'm really struggling! - worst area is middle LHS
Please could someone give me some clues to 22d: Unpaid account was swelling (8)-------D. (Third letter may be L?. It appears straightforward, but I've got a total block

An unpaid acccount is a BILL OWED

Many thanks Brackendale!
Also gives me confidence in my answer that gave me the possible L

Good morning Brackendale
I knew I would need a little help.
I am in a mess on LHS
1a soldiers charge round unmasking extremists - one had to get away (7)
R***G**
thanks

I am with the inquisitor on this. My pet hate - the failure to distinguish between times2 and cryptic when posting a query, always irritates and sometimes provokes a comment if I am feeling particularly tetchy!

It says cryptic in the thread title, MerryPhil

jazzgirl it is refugee
soldiers = RE (royal engineers)
charging = Fee
(u)maskin(g) extremes inside fUGee

Many thanks chrisg

1a is Refugee
(RE=soldiers
fee= charge
ug = UnmaskinG extemists
Glad to give one back!

and thank you to sunrise also