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Thanks....what's the parse for COASTER?

it's another name for a beermat, and a small cargo-carrying ship

Ah a double definition, cheers.

14a. Old film company in America
WESTERN UNION

13a. Who is in the van?
LEADING QUESTION

5d. Half narcotic drug removed from wine
GRAND CRU

Parses for the above please.

14 Western Union is a company in America, but I don't see anything else.

13 "van" as in "vanguard" - in front or "leading"

5 anagram NARC(otic) and DRUG.

Western Union is an old film starring Randolph Scott and also an American company

Thanks for the replies.

5d. Nothing consumed on island first that had not been developed
INCHOATE

15a. Rejecting compromise, Liberal or no, in island parliament
ALL-OR-NOTHING

6d. Working group briefly found in front of VW
TRADE UNION

Parses for the above please.

5 INCH is a name for a small island, O - nothing, ATE -consumed
15 the ALTHING is the parliamnet of Iceland, around L OR NO
6 alphabet TU VW

Cheers chrise....6ni should've got. For the others, never heard of the island of inch , not am I up to speed on my Scandinavian parliaments LOL.