sunday times

[pega]

9d   changed second clue fits need for duplicity 13

    ?e?t?u?ness     

15d  small boy is to attempt to be record-holder  8

26a best day in France it turns out after first trips in them?   5-4  t???? ?e??

18a attacking and winning 8  e?????n?

3d   notches orders from abroad 7 i???n??

many thanks.

[wideboy]

Posted my entry off today but I think I can remebr them.

9d Check your letters, I think it was DECEITFULNESS

26a TURBO JETS !!!

18a ENGAGING

3d INDENTS (don't understand it either.

15d REGISTRY

[Quizmonster]

Wideboy, apart from notch/inset, the verb 'indent' also means to order...as in "We had to indent for a new filing-cabimet last week." For some reason - according to Chambers Dictionary - such orders refer especially to ordering from abroad.

[wideboy]

Quizmonster - good but a bit archaic and obscure, but that the Times for you!