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Hi there,

Stuck on 13a and 8d and glad of any help.

13a (5) 'Message in article about those vulgar people'. t?e?? 'Theme' seems too obvious and also leaves a spare 'e'.

8d (6) '25 still not unhealthy, still'. ( 25 is 'boy'). s?e??? and I'm thinking 'Steven' as 1) it's a boy's name and 2) it contains 'even' as in 'still' but I am just not convinced. Where does 'not unhealthy' come in?

Thanks

13 Theme has 'The' and 'em', a vulgar way of saying 'them', those people.

If you take ill (unhealthy) from still you are left with st

still less the ill for unhealthy + even = still

steven looks good

Thanks everyone - as always, when the solution is pointed out - you feel a right nit for not seeing it yourself. Thanks again.

Can anyone help with 18d? Running international sprinted round one (2, 5) I thought in train but is this a phrase?
Also 20d: chemical protection covering 5d (5d is car) 6 letters. I have ?i?a??

20 bicarb?

In train is a phrase (in progress/running)

Thank you!!!