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17 down " D???????r"
9 letters de?r?s?er
Could be REGRESSED ?
4 down " offaly town,we hear, sounds awfully cold ! "
4 letters ?r?r
refers to birr i think the second letter R is correct
9 a. " fitting occasion for a head occasion for a head of state ?"
i have coronation.
this 3rd letter R gives me the 2nd letter in 4 down above.

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/brrr

You do not give the clue for 17d.
Coronation looks good for 9a.

there is no other info on 17 down . 9 letters , first is d a straight line and r is last letter
ROSEBUD often sets clue in this manner.
for instance 23 d . reads D ,a down arrow line to final letter R.
the answer is actually RAISED
so possibly the ans. to 17d. is meant to be reversed too i.e. r first letter and d the last
a regression.

i could not get BRRR.
NOW I HAVE IT.
biffo

reclaimed / declaimer ?

sorry i am happy with regressed
i have the following ?E?R?S?E?
with ist D orR and last letter D or R
this is 17 down i refer to