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That's better, Jazzy: thanx a lot! Will be back later after my French TV quiz prog.!

Thanks all - all finished !

Found it harder going this week. Never heard of 4d: his list of personal tragedies etc looks more impressive than his acting career. Do most people know him in the UK via The Simpsons or what?

He played the main character in "Frasier" which I loved. I still view the repeats

OK, so I'm the ignoramus. Amazing life-story in wikipedia, though.

He seems to have been plagued by tragedies in his family . very sad.

7ac I had roman. “r” for resistance; “Oman” for the country. A Roman is a capitalist as (s)he lives in the capital of Italy.

Yes, slow going this week - but I have just finished, 16a being the last to fall. Darned if I see the parsing of 15a though - The answer is presumably an expression that's used of an experienced worker, the veteran, but who's the cockney and what's being carried?

A-P

(h)OLD perhaps? Not convinced

I agree: poor clue, since the H is only dropped on the first word, tho' cockney stands before both!