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9d. Closely follow so-called scandal one knife-wielding wife in nursery - TAILGATE fits the def. and 'GATE' is a suffix for 'So called scandal' (Watergate, Plebgate etc.) but as for the rest....?

29d. One who defends drink has got to yield - BACK DOWN?

49a. Series of columns covered all but last of special series - STOA (Columns)

knife-wielding wife in nursery might be something to do with the farmers wife in 3 blind mice?

One who defends = back (sport, maybe rugby?)
drink = down (down a pint etc)

Brilliant, thanks Trevor

I went with BACK Drink has got OWN to yield Backdown?

I like trevors also

Long shot - all but last of the word "special" is "specia", which covers S to A?

AB, that is inspired! Excellent. Thanks again to all.

you're a flecking genius AB, very weird clue tho.

Just popped on ...AB is a genius ...just clocked his winning entry on clueless. Again genius ...x

hi pasty, i miss the woo-woos and kissypoohs, you deranged old bint. x