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28a Conflict with bird in short story (10)
?O?T?A?E?E
I have contravene. I see RAVEN as the bird, but not the rest.
23a Travelling band in port (4) ?Y?E. Is it TYRE?

Help appreciated.

That's CONTRAVENE.
The travelling band is a tyre, as on a car,
as well as being a port, of course.

conte is a synonym for story
23a yes TYRE

Thank you both! I've learnt a new word.