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Hi all again,

Next, 25 1D: In black cover bible is likeky to be protected Ans: Savable.

Parse please.

Sable - black (fur,grapes...) with, AV the standard abbreviation for the Authorised Version of the Bible, inside.

Tnx Malone,

Two new words learned today !!

Next, 26, 12A: Queen, about to leave, carrying around dreadful instrument. ANS: Didgeridoo.

I get instrument, but the rest?

The components are Dido (Queen), Go (leave) and Dire (dreadful - and reversed)

Tnx Jono,

I had Er as the queen, which obviously threw me !!

Next, 28, 15D: Mixture of drinks that could prove lethal. ANS: Snakebite.

I get saki as one drink, but the rest?

Snakebite is just the name of a cocktail or mixture of drinks- I can't remember the details.And a real snake bite could obviously be fatal.

Snakebite is the name given to a mixture of lager and cider (Why?)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakebite_(drink)

Tnx Malone and Chrise,

I knew snakebite was a drink, but I thought there might be another drink clue in it like saki.

Next clue later.

Colmm, thanks - that one ended up quite interesting! I remembered the drink being mentioned years ago, but couldn't recall any details. The Snakebite sounds awful - cider and lager, together, yeuch! There's another version where blackcurrant (cordial) is added - double yeuch....