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12, 5 across is the late Frank Muir's parody from the wonderful 'My Word' radio programme.

I've finished except for one. 17d.double deoxygenated gas exploding in bum. (8) ,?l?g?v?d

Slugabed

just got in from a brain numbing trip to Ikea - thanks chrise for the long answer...I would never have got it but now stand some chance of finishing...

I managed the convoluted Dick van Dyke stuff, but am at a loss to finish:-

9 Reported pale food (5 ) s----k ?

and

2 After a chorus is opposed? (6) a---s- ?

Any hints welcome ☺

9 the pale is wooden
2 a song has a corus and a.....?

Aha! The franc has fallen. Many thanks Chrise ... Phew, all done; what a slog!

Oh no! If its slugabed what is 25a? I had deviously.

Dreadful. Absolutely dreadful. Guess the answers, then make the clues fit! Araucaria where art thou? And what became of Bunthorne's legacy?

Oh I see, dubiously! Whew what a nasty pastie this crossword turned out to be!!