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The "unmentionable" site has given answer as
Piltdown man
which appears to be anagram of diplomat, W.N.N ?

Answer to 15 was HOAX !
(which fits with Piltdown man)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piltdown_Man


I need coffee :)

Many thanks to all.

I hope diablos will excuse me tagging on to this thread. Nearly finished but stuck in the SW with not enough crossers to guess. This might get me going again:

It erupts as warning to Herculaneum at first. (5)

????H

I accept no credit for this

TOOT (warning) + H (first letter of Herculaneum) = a tooth erupts when teething – another link to the theme

PS David, did you see my last post on your previous thread re DRINK ?

Thanks for tooth, jazzgirl. I'll see what that does.

Yes I did see your last post, thank you, but I am not convinced that "one" meaning a drink or a joke is a common device. In 30+ years of crossword solving I've met it only on the two occasions you have explained it to me!

My wandering mind also dredges up:
"How much is that doggy in the window?
"The one with the waggly tail."

I posted another after that re what others thought

Sorry. Missed that one.

Do setters really put in all the subtlety that some solvers manage to get out?