Yet again stuck on the little clues,
7across pale and smooth weapon in heartless western (5)
? A ? E ?
and
21down African city's good-for-nothing relative (4)
G ? A ?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks Chrise, the parsing is so obvious & these clues were easier to see than many of the others, I've been working on this puzzle for too long. But thanks to you I've finished at last, & can have a nice cup of tea..If you need any help on this just ask,
On the whole I agree but i'm still not happy with the parsing of 3 down & 16 across, but will wait until others have finished so as not to spoil their fun.