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[valerie1]

23a Falsely alleges, in front of ministers (8) ?R????R?

19a Man-of-war (4) ??I?

[writesbad]

19a ship?

[chelle7272]

pre tends

[shooty]

ship

[valerie1]

Thank you so much - I have one more if you can help!
16a It's heavenly under a tree (7) ??S?I?E

[peashaq]

sublime

[valerie1]

I like your answer Sublime however, I need to change 19a Man-of-war (4) B?I?
look forward to your response

[peashaq]

brig

[Mamyalynne]

Brig

[valerie1]

Very many thanks to all of you for helping me - I have now completed the Crossword!!

[peashaq]

Thanks for the 'Best Answer' - I'm flattered

[shooty]

well deserved peashaq : )

[peashaq]

Thankyou shooty

[Diglet]

For man of war I have 'boat' , and for falsely alleges I have 'pretends' ,,,,initially I had thought 'ship'so that would have suited except I then got 'exalted'.