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21D sorted, but I still can't get 1D, despite your help. I have f-r-. Is that right?

Hi Helen, yes your letters are correct, look closely for that letter pattern in the clue…

Helen - Bonus clue for 1d:

Cross water in a Cortina

Hi all, I think I’ve got 22D now that I appreciate the ‘other’ Victorian meaning (thank you!), and can see where the first two letters of the solution come from. But I still don’t understand how the last two letters are derived from the clue; reversed or not. Can anyone help? Thanks

Ultimately relaxed in a 3 letter word for carefree (old school)

Bren - the late Prunella, rest in peace. How could I forget her re-telling the joke 'monkey man' had told her!

I’ve seen every episode a 1000 times and have the scripts. Not a wasted line, viz:- What do yo want me to do Sybil, put an ad in Country Life - For Sale; large rat [Sybil exits] answers to the name of Sybil.

Darla - the word doesn’t appear to travel beyond the US (like most citizens 😜). It has a lovely duplicity (as the clue show). Our words here tend to be one-trick ponies.

Thanks both. Obvious when you know the answer. Now, how about 17A, 26A and a hint as to the reasoning behind 9A?

Helen...glad 1 D is done. 17 A. You need a person/thing that isn't wholly a nag, animal... (PS It isn't real, more like a dragon...)

9 - MERE cycling