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23A Cockney Circus he's behind (2,7)

?n / ???I?RE looks like en arriere but not seeing wordplay

20d Lime actor? (4) ???E thought it might be EMIL?

think you are on right lines John - hen harrier is known as cockney sparrow, remove H from this and from he gives your answer... anyone clarify further??

thanks flummoxed - nice explanation

TREE

morning guys need some help to get started
3ac commonplace(9)
and idn study revolutionary fudge case(9)
cheers
Kendo

yes I thought about TREE the actor and LIME TREE thanks for confirming

ASSUETUDE

CHE + MIS + TRY

Morning, all.
Sorry, John, 3a. isn't ASSUETUDE. (Think duck-billed!!!!)
Boring explanation for 23a. "Circus" is the genus to which "hen harrier" belongs - add "he", and make all three words Cockney by removing the initial "h" - en-arrier-e., which is French for "behind".
Have a good day, all!

thanks Al for your correction....I see it's PLATITUDE which means 4D is presumably LEVER?

No, John, soory, but it's not "lever".
You do, though, have 4 letters correct, and "rises/falls" hints that it's a palindrome.
Hoping this helps!