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19 ac
Note father drive round isle in Lesbos to shock society?
6 3 9
? ? Bourgeois

Epater Les Bourgeois, a rallying cry from French poets in the late 19th century.

It has Pater, father, inside , but I didn't parse the rest - just happy to get the answer!

Thanks

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21 ac
Metal necklace not entirely light
looks like zinc can’t see why
And
11d
Surrounded by sentiment 2 4 5
I?/g?o?/??e?r
In good something?

Torc(h)

In good odour

26a "Bother to supply water - takes time where there's gallons" (8)

E?R?T?T?

43a "Seaweed backed as component of diet" (4)

Y?O?

23d "Australian crook perished crossing oceans" (8)

?I?E?S?D Looks like it must be DISEASED (Oceans = seas inside Died = perished, but if so how does Australian crook fit in?

Any help much appreciated

26a irritate replace g in irrigate with t

26a IRRITATE

Supply water = (irri)G)ate) with T(ime) switched for the G(allons)

43a IRON - Nori (seaweed) reversed/backed

Chambers gives these under "Crook"

Aust and NZ informal

Ill, Nasty, Unpleasant

so I think DISEASED could be that.