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mikey

20th November 2016, 09:20
1d....Decline evident in holy sisterhood....L???S

19d....Bad neck, twisted in the last few months? (4,3)
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chrise

20th November 2016, 09:22
19 BACK END (of the year; anagram "bad neck")
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chrise

20th November 2016, 09:23
1 lysis? (hidden; doesn't exactly mean "decline", though)
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rusty

20th November 2016, 09:23
Lysis is hidden in clue.
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rusty

20th November 2016, 09:24
I agree, Chris, a bit loose, that one.
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mikey

20th November 2016, 09:34
Thanks guys....finding the i paper a bit difficult this week !
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chrisg

20th November 2016, 09:39
One of its definitions is decline - see here
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lysis
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chrise

20th November 2016, 09:42
Thanks chris - new one on me. I only know it in the "splitting" sense - cell lysis, electro-lysis, hydro-lysis etc.
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chrisg

20th November 2016, 09:44
Hi Chris - Yes same here until I looked it up.
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