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Sevilla, there's a healthy number of Private Eye regulars on the Forum, so do look in!

Sorry to be late to the party, but living overseas I tend not to get my copy of the Eye for about a week after it's onsale in the UK.
Stuck on two:
41A Old political party that is next to drop centre (7) ?N?I???
37D Escapee abandons a route to upward mobility (6) R???A?

Belated Merry Christmas to all, and best wishes for 2024

41a Ancient
ANC + ie + n(ex)t

37d Runway
run(a)way

And a Merry Christmas to you

Thank you - they were beggining to drive me crackers!

Help with 51D would be appreciated please.
Crookedness of City Rail deviously hiding minutes (11)
I have
-r———-t-
Many thanks

(city rail min)*

My double en dashes were magically converted to single em dashes above. The answer requires 11 letters !

Thanks Jono, in particular for giving the clue rather than the full answer. It did look an obvious anagram (devious) but min for minutes in an anagram is a bit if a stretch of the convention in my experience