Peterm, what I meant was 27A and 10A are entered as per the wordplay(6D still eludes me but I presume the same rule applies)although the solution from the definition part is altered to fit.
I've just caught up with this thread again. The one clue that's causing me grief is 1ac. Any chance of a gentle nudge? I've still got the Word Square to tackle.
word wizard again to the rescue. use probably the first word that pops into your head for "boring" (uninteresting), but not quite all of it, inside a word meaning dress. Search word wizard for patterns using the truncated "boring" word; there aren't that many.