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Please can anyone help with 18 down?
Captain is sorry to hold up Itlian scorer (7) S _ S _ I _ I
also 9 across: Tied knot to secure loose paper - it was a bugger (10) _I_E_A_P_D I'm sure its wiretapped but can't 'get' the wordplay.
Thanks in advance

The first one is ROSSINI - hidden word upwars (the first S must be wrong)

The answer is Rossini
captaIN IS SORry

do you have answer for 9 across

Malcolm

9 It is wiretapped
made up from wed (tied the knot) + anagram of paper + it

Tied knot is WED securing an anagram ("loose") of PAPER IT gives WIRETAPPED = BUGGED = "was a bugger)

Tied knot is WED securing an anagram ("loose") of PAPER IT gives WIRETAPPED = BUGGED = "was a bugger)

Thank you everyone
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