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Animal substance to stop leak, not insect (4)

Sealant

Animal left ocean? The reverse (4)

Southern river moving left at an opportune time (4)

S+EA+L

Stamp, partly attached With A Loving Kiss rather than licked (4)

For fun only. Remember those initials we used to add to the back of envelopes sent to our loved ones, in the days when people wrote letters? SWALK and ITALY were good to get; most were rather crude.

Hi, folks. About 10 hours to go and, so far, I have 23 clues from 12 setters to mull over. I'm heading into Glasgow shortly, for a couple of hours or so, and will look in on my return to begin deliberations.

SW

Used salt after skinning elephant perhaps (4)

Several backward clergy lose authentication (4).

Rosalind @24
Do you remember the Alan Bennett monologue in which he wanted to sign a telegram "Norwich"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fiFL7jkIRT8

I hadn't remembered that one, chris, but the other one he mentions, yes, though not "upstairs". Excellent YouTube, thanks. Really like AB (that one; the other seems to have disappeared!)

Lachrymose, badly disheartened, one blubbered (4)