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Thank you,Ixion. I'll get working...and thinking.

Go two of them: still struggling with 1a, 17a & 23a.

It's about time I intervened to apologise. The clue to 2D is indeed wrong. As Eric Morecambe once nearly remarked: all the right letters are there but not necessarily in the right order. Thanks for your perseverance. You (or at least some of you I hope) might like to know that, editor permitting, Partners III is in preparation.

Thanks Crucible for taking the time to come here and clarify 2d.
It is nice to know that our little site attracts the attention of esteemed setters.

I'm still stumped by 17a & 23a. Think I'll sleep on them. Maybe some kind soul will have given me a hint or two by the morning.

Hi martin, 17a pairing - think first & last
23a clue answer is 4 letters, No 10 = x.
Hints for 7d & 11a please?

Thank you, Mrs T, I've got them now. For 11a, think of a Cowardly song, so to speak: the original clue is two words (4,4). For 7d,which is a normal clue, think of a sailors' chant for the definition.

I am still struggling but I do have 7d.

The first and third words rhyme. Second and third words make up what you give someone when you give them a push.

Thanks for the clarification Crucible, hope I didn't sound too much of a curmudgeon for pointing it out.

Hi all,
thought I was almost there but reading posts I am still unsure of a few.
3d - E_S_A (proper name),
8d - L_E,_A_ _,
16a _E_ _ _ , and is Charlie's a drink and his place at the rear?
would love hints