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Ah, thanks Orson. Had a look at previous 'Clue Two' puzzles and all involved mazes.

I'm doing ok now, have the theme. Can I get a steer on 26a?
Fish you caught with fishing line outside. Think begins T. Is it 5 long?

Yes, Lumen - five letters, a very normal fish. It's the usual 'you caught' inside a word (new to me) that can mean fishing line.

C is normal for caught...? You?

No, it's more 'caught' as in heard! - so 'you caught' gives ….

Cheers. New one on me too! (The fishing line. I see it in the big red book)

Help with:

The answers can be longer than length given in brackets.

1a: Battered tape deck put in wrapping (6)

11d. Aquatic bird with velocity constant, ultimately really smart (4)

winding 4:
Television channel 50 ignored in decline (4)

Is this a British TV station?

Winding 8:
Oliver abandoning wood deviant set alight (4)

Thanks.

1 8-letter anagram - meaning 'put in wrapping' (past tense)

Television - Side, just means a TV channel, from Slide (dropping L, 50)

1a. anagram, 8 letters, defn last 3 words

11d. Bird, 4 letters, + 1 letter constant + end of really. 6 letters, defn. smart. Last 3 letters thematic.

4. Common phrase "what .... did you watch?"

8. Anagram of oliver - olive (wood) + set. Last word is defn.

Thanks malone and tomsdad.

I would not have gotten 4.
Here the word is channel.
What channel did you watch?