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Hello, Elle!
22a, The old bar is "estop", anagram of "Wilts h(otel)", giving "Whistle stop", a stop on a railway line.
Pancakes are nice!
I think you are getting too deeply involved with the "Bolton" clue.
There are thousands of solvers who have not a clue about Bolton's failed bid to become a city.
The clue works fine the way it is.
If you do not like it, fire off an email to Mr Rogan to see what he says?

Hi, Rusty!
Ah, thank you for the parsing!
I did not realise that "bar" in that context meant "stop/ hinder/ preclude".
I was looking for an alcoholic establishment!
Not that I would have been any the wiser had I understood, as "estop" is a totally new word for me.
Yes, I understand it now that you have kindly explained it to me.
That is a brilliant idea of yours for me to email Mr R !
Last time I did that, he was great, and sent me a very nice letter in return.
But how do I do it?
I cannot find any reference that I must have used previously?
Do you have an email address/ contact number/ whatever, please?
Do you remember our "conversation " with Rose...and our "fifteen minutes" of fame in the paper?

Hello, Elle!
I have came across "estop" before, probably in a crossword puzzle!
Think it is a legal term.
The best I can do regarding getting in touch with Mr Rogan is to give you Rose's email address at The Times.
That's who we dealt with before.
I think you got on very well with Rose, as I remember?
She runs Feedback at The Times.
The address is, feedback@thetimes.co.uk
Rose will likely pass your tidings on to Mr R, and he will respond to you, hopefully.
He usually does.
(He told me to get a map of the London Underground!)
You may tell Rose "hello" from me!

Update, Elle!
Nice wee story from Mr Rogan!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-33163304

Hi, Rusty!
Yes, I liked Rose...I had quite a pleasant ongoing email conversation with her!
A very nice lady.
Thank you for her email address.
I couldn't remember what we did last time.....
I knew I'd had a response from Mr R, as well as from Rose, but couldn't recall how it had all come about.
Very well, I shall write to Rose.
( Yes, I shall pass on your regards )
I remember Mr R advising you to get a map of the Underground!
I have read your clip about the crossword "proposal" ...it was a good job the girlfriend could solve the clues --- otherwise it could have been somewhat awkward!

Hello, Elle!
I think we emailed The Times and Rose replied and passed us on to Mr R.
Pigale was involved, too.
If you "speak" to Mr R, let him know the Underground map is very helpful!
A "Christmas greetings" email to Rose would be nice!
The "proposal" crossword must have taken a lot of work?
It was very good of Mr R to be so helpful.
He certainly does not sound like a Norn Iron man!
I think he's from Coleraine, or not far from there.

Interesting News about Team Sky, rusty! I have no time for any sport, but especially those where cheating seems to be rife if not automatic. However, this news item caught my eye.

Good morning, Rosalind!
Very interesting, indeed.
It is very common in cycle racing, that teams lose sponsors.
It happens every year.
It costs an awful lot of money to keep a pro team on the road.
I do not like Team Sky, or the shenanigans surrounding them, especially when they involved a perfectly innocent person, in Emma Pooley, in their "jiffy bag/Wiggins" controversy.
Brailsford will try and find another sponsor to keep his team together.

Good morning, Rusty!
A bit drizzly today!
Now...I have written my letter to Rose...I did do before going to bed last night.
So it will be interesting to see if I get a response - either from Rose or from Mr R (or maybe both?)
Can you remember what we wrote about before?
Was it about "London" clues? ( the tube map reference is pointing me that way)
I did cut out the newspaper section where our comments were printed ...but now cannot find it!
I am about to take the dog to the vet for her regular anal gland check.......
Back in a bit.......

Good morning, Elle!
It is nice and mild today.
Well done on writing to Rose!
I think she will pass on your letter to Mr R, and I think you will hear from both.
Yes, we pointed out that Times readers live all over the country and could their puzzles please reflect that, instead of constant London clues.
And you got "Bolton" yesterday!