Jumbo 1239

[stevenj]

A really tough one, I thought and I nowhere near finished it before bath time last night but I think I am there now.
Plenty of queries really but I shall restrict myself to two.
16ac "some vacillate, seriously nervous". Easy peasy I thought: Ill at ease is in the text. But it's not. The second a ( the one in ease ) is NOT there. But it still seems to be the answer. Where am I going wrong please?
47 ac Half doze, taking in something witty about Dick Whittington etc.. The answer is, surely, pantomimes. Which is the Whittington bit. But the rest?
steven

[Lie-in King]

Hi Steven - hope you & yours are well?

16a I agree, an error, the 'A' is missing -

Ill at ease - "...vac ILL AT E(a)SE riously..."

47a Pantomimes - 'mot' (something witty, in) 'semi nap' (half doze) (all about)

[stevenj]

Thank you ,sir. I just had another dose of the "crashed laptop" problem so I shall be brief. I am glad you confirmed that there is an error. I agonised looking for a different solution. And thank you for the other explanation.
Sorry for the delay in replying. SWMBO sent me on a " little errand" which, with the follow up, has only just finished.
I hope you are well, sir.
steven