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22A Poetically ancient space probe? (7) _ _ _ I _ E _

I had wondered about " ORBITER" but it would give R as the middle

letter of
?
20D A bit of fun whether up or down (3) _ R _
?

22a: mariner?

20 gag

if the second letter of 22A is the middle letter of 20D...
how about "gag"?

Elle and Chrisg - prompt as ever - thanks so much. Bit
embarrassed that I didn't think of Ancient Mariner.
Can't even blame glass of wine - off it for a while for healthy eating!