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Thanks but how does it parse?

A power point is a socket and 'ow' gives 'it hurts'. 'Per' can be 'a' (per head, for example) and a 'point' is a 'stage'.

Of course! Many thanks - old brain not too good this am!

Help in parsing please:

8 down: date line for European in trial (5) - t?y?t (tryst?)

16 down: drink repercussions disheartened PI accepts (6,3) - T?I?L? S?C - (triple sec ?)

18 down: touring large Mediterranean port, see the sights of tourist city (7) - O?L?N?O (Orlando?)

TRYST 8d RY (line) replaces E in test=trial giving tryst=date

18 Orlando
Oran is the 'Med port'
L is 'large'
Do is 'see the sights'
Or l an do.

Thanks very much for such clear explanations. Not heard of Oran, sorry to admit.

Have now parsed 16 down from my query at post 14 above: t (rip(p)les) ec. PI is private Investigator = tec and has repercussions is ripples, disheartened becomes tiples.