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8d seems to parse as "invention" (2 words), "What" uncovered (ex first letter), defn. "headgear"

8d Cockney rhyming slang for the first two words (lie) then “what” uncovered

23a is "turkey" (for example, or Charlie Parker's nick) backwards

25 is a homophone ("escaping from trap"), rather witty!

8d musical SPOILER ALERT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWWO_VcdnHY

Escaping from trap is brilliant!

Thanks for that Geeker, you have me listening to the ah um album now :-)

There have been a lot of complaints about accessing the digital version, but that hasn't helped me solve this difficult puzzle. I can't get into the bottom left hand corner, can't get22D despite having 2 of the 4 letters and don't understand 1A!

"Escaping from trap" is truly brilliant. I kept thinking the "trap" was NOOSE and the clue was wrong! Not until mulling barry's query did the penny drop.

Hi Helen,
Think of 1a as 2,2,3,3 the last 3 is an animal home, but so is the whole thing, hence “again!”