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Stuck with two to go. Any help with this one gratefully received.
26a Run into a former headmaster (6) A-N---.
Former often comes out as EX, and run as R, so the definition would be Headmaster. Any thoughts?

Not EX - think Rugby!

Arnold rings a bell from a book I read many years ago?

School or sport?

Oh, I would never have got that. Going away now to find the reference. Many thanks.

7 Down is bugging me!
Leader of meeting I put down as royal attendant (8) ??a?m?a?
I have been trying to do something with 'chairman' - moving the 'i', but I've got nowhere.

Right lines, chips - see:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charmian_(servant_to_Cleopatra)

Thanks - 'charmain' was what I kept coming up with, but I thought I was just making a word to fit!