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2d Bring up old story about cold ostentatious display. e-l-r

29a End sporting defeat over in seedy bar. Ends in e, and dive in there somewhere, I guess.

31a Welfare reformer picked up drink. -e-----e. Anagram of welfare +d?




26d Dance well around lake in Pennsylvania p----

I think your R might be wrong in 2dn - try T instead.

MDW
Do you think you could use ? instead of - for missing letters? I'm finding it difficult to count how many letters there are in the third one (and you haven't given this information at all for the sedond, as far as I can see)

MDW
Me too! Getting old!

dis--------hm---
dis????????hm???

Can you see the difference?

29a. Dissolve.
31a. Beverage.
2d. Eclat.
26d. Polka.

is 31a BEVERIDGE? He chaired a committe to report on the welfare system immediately post-war.

? ! Will do. Must stop dashing about.

Thanks to all.

Re 12a I had lyre (sounds like lire if you didn't know otherwise) and has strings. And so does lute, which fits and sounds better.

Context is everything.