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13ac Shoe tie coming from side street going west (6) T S ? R A ?
26ac Religious teachers in pub nearby,half cut (6) ? ? R ? E S
23d Rural dean ignored by unpleasant person that's enough for Will
? ? STA

23 BASTA(rd)

"Enough" in Italian - don't see why "Will" though

T strap

Will Shakespeare used basta in Taming of the shrew

Barbes

bar and beside with half missing

http://nfs.sparknotes.com/shrew/page_44.html

There was a story about Maria Callas (I think) becoming annoyed when an American tenor she was sharing the stage with held his top note on and on. She whispered "Basta". Unfortunately the tenor misheard her...

Thank you all.
T Strap was a bit tricky,it isn't one six letter word. Chambers has T-strap.

You have so many of these great anecdotes, Chris !

I like to share them :)