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Thanks Chris. One of those moments when you feel you really should have got those but I had clue blindness. All done and off to Everyman.

8d isn't a great clue, as the first 4 letters come from the same root in both clue and solution

Oops posted on wrong thread sorry. Referring to the Everyman

All done except 22a, which I just can't seem to get despite having all the crossers, so if someone could help me finish that'd be great!

hi abicoop,
22a is an anagram of perils + 4 letter word for 'sin' - definition is 'deceptive advocacy'

Not sure that 1d is necessarily a bowel problem.
They pop up in several places but possibly that was Philistine's field.

Hello everyone, my first time posting and late to the party as it usually takes me a few stabs to get into the weekly cryptic. Enjoyed this one and managed to complete with exception of 18 (a phrase new to me). Clear what 15 must be but I simply can’t parse in detail - can anyone clarify?

If we accept "planning" as an anagram indicator (hmmm...) then is it 1 following an anagram of PAIR + the last 4 letters are a synonym for LURID

Thanks buddy ..... it was the synonym I couldn’t see. All clear now

Thanks Bagheera33, didn't help that I had different European nationality for 19 which (in my head at least) also fitted the clue.