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And sorry, Nitters, I have just noticed you asked for a hint (which I think would have been pretty tricky with such a short answer and half the letters in already)!

Thanks Malone, I was to caught up with thinking of press just a journalistic sense!

Nitters, thanks, and glad we could help - Mattrom was swifter on the draw! I quite like the misdirection involved in crossword clues, it's easy at times to get caught out.

18ac looked clear but can't parse fully.

Bridgeofsize, it's always good to give the clues - those without a copy can be interested, can help.

18 A. Depressed, wife's left - needs an advance (4) Loan
It's Low, depressed, with the W, wife going (wife's left) and add An (needs an). Lo an. Loan/advance.

Thanks Malone. I was struggling to get past first thought DOWN to LOAN. Noted re adding clue.

Bridgeofsize, thanks - and glad I could help. I am fine - clueless - with Private Eye as I get the magazine, but I find it infuriating when Guardian or Observer clues are mentioned here, but the details aren't given!

I will be grateful for comments on Private Eye 830 26 across
“Husband roped into breaks in London feature”
I have __H__M__S and the solution looks as though it ought to be the name of the river but I cannot see how that works. Am I looking at the wrong solution?

No, Michaelp, that's right - well, it's what I put! The feature, without the H, means the same as breaks, trains, think of animals, horses. The husband is put inside (roped) that.

Of course, thanks. I was trying to find a synonym for holidays or snaps in half as the case for the H.