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Tips needed for 1d.
At the moment, I am assuming the defintion is "barker, meaning "a dog". And the answer is an anagram of "timesharereally".

timeshare rarely

i needed an anagram solver - never heard of the breed.

Abso.utely correct Mikey. And the type of dog (2nd word)is one of the more well known ones. I didn't know the first word so Google to the rescue

I learnt of that breed only through cryptic crosswords, where it makes rare appearances. Happened to suspect it here (2nd word more common in cryptics), so 1d was actually my FOI, a flying start. 😉

1d) Rule number one...read the clue properly.
Just googled for names of the specific breeds.

Still stuck on 15d and 16a my last two.

I'm thinking it's Vlad clueing that I'm just not getting. Been through loads of PMs in my mind but it's not sticking. Just one question. Is 15d a Latin phrase?

15 is latin. 16 isn't a common word, but it parses precisely.

13a) A four letter word and I have the crossers.
Does green refer to a film character?
Can't see where target fits in, though.

as i said earlier, it's a feeble clue. think sport (i won't be more specific)

Got it, in one.