Seven days

[maire1]

I'm stuck on three, they also interlink. 26a remove clothes(5) ? strip? 26d black dust (4); and 22 prepare (a meal) (5,2). Thanks in advance.

[Captain2]

22 Serve Up?

[sandyRoe]

soot

[bookbinder]

22 I think that cook up might be more apposite: 'prepare' a meal, rather than 'serve'?

[bookbinder]

...but then as 'cook' has only 4 letters, perhaps not.

[katburd]

just to confirm 26a (strip) just as you said

[katburd]

bookbinder, that the compilers of this crossword sometimes doesn't make sense, serve fits :)

[thistles]

I have 21a as newsreader, the clue is relayer of current affairs,if this is correct then the first letter of 22d is an A, I am stuck so 21a is wrong, can someone please give me the correct answer

[Lie-in King]

Newscaster (?)

[katburd]

thistles, newscaster

[sandyRoe]

newscaster?

[thistles]

Ah!!! NOW I see where I have gone wrong. many thanks for your help.XXX

[maire1]

Thank you everyone. I had odd MAN out instead of odd one out. All done. Thanks again.