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Sorry to hear of your loss, dizoz: that sounds like it was a very special friendship.

ixion, with the aid of your latest post I now have 5D (thanks) - but I'm puzzled by an earlier post:

4A is a tricky one...defn. is dregs, and bingospeak is involved

I've now got an answer and I can parse it - but I have 'dregs' as the second word and you have it as the definition. Slip of the pen/keyboard, or have I got it wrong?

Sorry livs (and everyone else)...I did accidentally give too much away as opposed to the intended hint

Hah! It's not so much that you gave too much away, as you confused the heck out of me. Your 'hint' delayed my solution rather than pre-empting it!

All sins forgiven, as Admiral Rolland says. (Broadsword calling Danny Boy)

ta livs, for your thoughts.
just got back to 134. having bit of trouble with 5 clues in NW corner (2,5,9,10,12.)
got creator and three chars, but can't see the fourth (associated with other 3 yes/no ??
dizoz

Hi dizoz, can't find my copy of the crossword right now, but the 3/4 characters are definitely connected and they formed a sort of offset/diagonal quadrilateral. I went a bit wrong when I misremembered the spelling of one name (left out an H).

Found it!
2D def'n = 'in abundance'

5D - see posts above for help, def'n = 'up', 1 extra letter

9D - I have an answer but couldn't parse it, sorry (1 extra letter) - interested to see what anyone else thinks

10 - anag + 1 extra letter, def'n = 'starter'

12A - 2 extra letters, def'n = end of clue

Hope this helps.

hi livs, ta for that
got the fourth but it put a couple my plausiible solutions to the sword (so to speak). BUT I will get there !!!!!
dizoz

Agree with you about the sword (so why are they called... )

Thanks for all your help. I took ages working out 4A but got there in the end. Have answers for 12 and 19 across but cannot see why they are what they are other than they fit (that assumes my second part of 9D is correct...) - likewise 20A.

I have the second word of 9D, I think, but no idea on the first. Have all the available letters for 21A and 26A but cannot get close. As a result, I have completed >90% of the grid with no idea who the characters are or what the link is...