Telegraph Toughie

[catsrcool]

1ac Inspire, as it were, to produce puzzle (6) ??M?S?E BEMUSE ? 1dn Blunt needle producing person's blood (6) ??D?I? BADDIE ? 4ac Old infection nurses wash with a smelly preparation (8) ?P?P?N?X OPOPANAX but why ? if so 7dn starts with N Legend regularly housed by Gotham's poor (5) ??E?Y NEEDY ? 25ac Dresses in silk, firstly on cold skin (6) ?H?D?S SHADES?

[sandyRoe]

I think Gotham was a fictional name for New York. NY around 2nd, 4th, and 6th letters of legend... Needy

[dannyk13]

1a.Bemuse
1d.Bodkin
4a.Opopanax( Old= o, infection= pox, nurse= ana) I think.
25a.Chides

[bibblebub]

1a) yes, bemuse
1d) bodkin

4a) OPOPANAX [=smelly preparation]
old = O, infection = POX, wash = PAN, a = A -> p PO pan a X

[dannyk13]

7d is needy(as parsed by Sandy)

[catsrcool]

Thanks all