Sun Tel Cryptic 2723

[jenniferd]

5d Remove from one part or another in famous theatre you started(4)
O?S? Is it OUST
17a Most affectionate female doesn't, however upset (7) ??N?E?T

[Captain2]

17a Fondest

[scorpiojo]

Yes oust - in the clue
Kindest

[shoota]

5d Yes - famOUS Theatre

[Captain2]

Yes 'Oust' - hidden in clue

[scorpiojo]

But not kindest lol

[glasman]

17a Fondest

[shoota]

17a Fondest - anag F(emale) doesnt

[Captain2]

17a F(emale) + anagram of 'doesn't'

[jenniferd]

sorry forgot to ask
16d Father or husband as Hemingway's main character (3,3,3)
T?E ?L? ??N Is it THE OLD MAN?

[shoota]

Yes

[Captain2]

The Old Man and the Sea is a novel[2] written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba

[shoota]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Old_Man_and_the_Sea

[jenniferd]

17d So-called priest producing articles in French(6) F?T?E? Is it FATHER
26a Maiden and prince returned without a fragrant substance (5)
M?R?H Is it MYRRH? Is where's the prince?

[Captain2]

Harry backwards - without the 'a'

[scorpiojo]

Harry minus the A

[jenniferd]

Thak you all very much and for your much appreciated explanations.