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Hi, I would appreciate explanations for these 2 clues.
22d Partygoer getting red sequence at last discarding spades (9)
S?C?A???E
36A Hall is a great success, but ends of porch are defective (6)
?T???M
I have SOCIALISE and ATRIUM, but can't quite see why.

A Trium(ph)

Socialite ?

Thanks shooty. All clear now!

sorry I cannot explain Socialite.
getting red could = lit + last of sequenc(E),
but socia evades me.

Socialite sounds right, but still can't parse.
Thanks again for your help.

Socialite.
red = socialist + e (from sequence at last) and discarding "s" (spades)

Spot on, Jazzgirl. Now you're a cookin' on gas!

I hope you've sorted out Oscar Wilde by now but you must never put an answer in the grid until you are 100% sure of how the clue gives you every letter of the answer - or it could be the naughty step again!

Oh dear Brackendale, I made such a mess of 19d (I had earnest instead of diarist - Duh!) and reality instead of history for 17d. !! I'll go on the naughty step for 5 mins. then I have to get dinner.:)