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29 Down - "I really put the sauce away in elementary form". (7)
I have I-O-O-E and can't find an answer to take in "sauce"

I SO TOPE

Hi Rocketman,

ISOTOPE

I + SO + TOPE as in 'drink hard and heavily' or "put the sauce away"

I had that in mind, Chris, but couldn't find a definition for "TOPE" which equated to "SAUCE".

Thanks, to Brendan too - I've never heard that expression.

Stumped by some of the longer clues.

22a Main source of energy and power: runner holding record (5,5)
P?i?e ???e?

24d Replacing of erne that's taken out faster bird of prey (9,6)
Looks like 'peregrine falcon'.

26d Cripes! Trouble with root vegetable amongst cabbage? Possible culprit (8,6)
Colorado beetle?

I've not written it out, but 24 looks like an anagram of "replacing of erne"
26 COLE is cabbage, ADO is trouble, BEET is root vegetable. I don't see why Cripes gives OR.

it's LOR

Ah, yes, there are 2 Ls.

22a PRIME MOVER P + RIVER + MEMO