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Struggling today.
Troupe of musicians, male, in street playing lyres (10)

M?N?T?E?S?

The S is because I'm assuming the down clue, takes US singer "Stevie" is nicks.

Second question: cut a rug is the answer for retired teacher drinking at college dance. Why??

Minstrelsy ?
if so, bad clue i think

Minstrelsy - m in St + lyres

Guru + c + at

Oh. Retired meaning 'backwards'. Thanks so much for both of these.

Can I add one more? Verse form in short hymn I later changed about. (4, 5)

T?I? Rhyme

Tail rhyme

anagram of hym(n) I later

Thanks Elle and everyone else. You are all so brilliant.

Last one......left over from this morning - and I STILL can't see it!
26A: Part of a Gibson, say, about to be wrapped in pink paper (4)
?R?T
Please put me out of my misery!