Daily Telegraph Toughie Friday January 2Nd 2015

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16dn Union's base turned smaller during brief skirmish (8) b????p??
20ac Lighter spades are daunting (4) ??o?
23dn Give up length cut from duvet (4) ?o??
27ac Delivery from a Mister Right, bitten by a dog (6)??r???

[Captain2]

23d Qui(l)t

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Thank you
16dn I have now as buttress but I can not parse it.
that makes 20 t?o?
If buttress is right that makes 27 s?r?t? spritz? why?

[dannyk13]

16d.Brussels
20a.Scow
23d.Quit
27a.Spritz

[dannyk13]

r (right) in spitz( Dog type)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/spritz

[catsrcool]

Thank you
please parse 16 & 27

[dannyk13]

16d Less reversed in brus(h)

[dannyk13]

27a parsed above^^^

[catsrcool]

Thanks dannyk13