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25d latin - cato's language
26d, I've put Pisa, P(recious) Ramotswe's a - isa.
14d not sure could be carbolic??

Yes, I have CARBOLIC for 14D but not 100% sure of the parsing for it.

I too have CARBOLIC as an anagram of "c" CIRCA, "25 or 28" L and BO.

26D The character in question is a Private Investigator, hence PI'S A

Thanks skyewalker. Now it makes sense. I'm still not convinced by:

11A Miss river (4) - TYNE is the only river I could think of that would fit, but I don't see the association with "miss".

Chambers has TYNE as a Scottish variant of TINE in the sense of "to lose"

23a. Aims at yields (5) b?a?s
Beads or bears? To take a bead at is to aim at. Bradford 's gives bear for yield. Help, please!*

I thought about both options, Mildred, and went for BEARS as I couldn't see any connection between BEADS and "yields" whereas there is a loose connection between BEARS (as in, e.g. ,bearing left or right) with "Aims at." I may be wrong.

Thanks, Skywalker. I shall go with bears.

Thank you Seamus. Missed you last week!

Thanks to all who offered congrats.I had to leave the forum for a pint or 10 as Skyewalker knows only too well.