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11A Macho jelly piece?(2-3) H_ - M_N (he-man)
20D Smooth smooth ice in Oz(6) _E_A_O (gelato)

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lol - saw the legato link for the second one immediately after posting - still need explanation for he-man

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20 down could be legato

HE = High Explosive (Gelignite/jelly)


MAN = chess piece

Thanks K and Douglas

Hi Ixion
Re HE MAN
It was a type of sweet beloved by children of a byegone era.
A tube was squeezed and out of the top came soft jelly.
Haven't seen the product for years,very likely banned under some Mummy State regulation now.
TJ

"K" can put away his shoehorn now!

lol - I must be too young to remember it - was fixated on a jam sandwich connection for that clue

You mean a JEELIE PIECE!!

20d is legato, musical term for smooth. also an anagram of gelato which according to Chambers means a whipped ice cream (esp in Aus)(sic).