Ft Crossword 14873

[mikem004]

A couple of biggies to open up the grid:

6d) Graduate student tucks into semi-kosher meal of fennel, say (6,3)
----A-/TEA

11d) Journalist backs freedom of thought (12)
-E-I-E---I--

[FrogNog]

herbal tea

[dannyk13]

6d.Herbal tea

[dannyk13]

11d.Deliberation

[mikem004]

I don't understand the HERBAL TEA solution.

[mikem004]

22a) Additional entrance at the back of the conservatory(9)
A-C---O--

20d) Leading saint's extremely approachable (6)
-T-P--

[scorpiojo]

Access (conservat)ory

[scorpiojo]

(Kos)her
BA - graduate
L - student

Tea - meal

[Lie-in King]

Herbal tea (of fennel, say) - 'BA + l(earner)' (in) '(kos)her tea'

20d Staple (leading) - 's(ain)t' + 'ap(proachab)le' (extremely)

[mikem004]

23d) Part of Chinese verb(5)
S---P
26a) Doctors are no help without introduction of latest hearing aid(8)
E-R-H-N-
Must be earphone, but can't see why.
16d)You and I will support unknown vicar to turn up OK(4,4)
-E-Y/---L
Must be very/well, but can't see why.
25a)Adult woman swallowed fly(6)
---A-(E)

[scorpiojo]

16 very well

[dannyk13]

26a.Earphone (anagram of are no help -l(atest)

[scorpiojo]

Rev + y(unknown) + we'll

[Mamyalynne]

23 Sever -hidden word

26 anagram of 'are no help' minus 'L'

[Lie-in King]

23d "...chine SE VER b" (part)
26a Earphone - anag (doctors) 'are no he(l)p' (not intro of '(l)atest')
16d Very well (OK) - we'll (you & I, support; under in a down clue) 'y + rev' (unknown [math] + vicar, up)
25a Aviate (fly) - 'a(dult)' + 'Vi' (woman) + 'ate' (swallowed)

[dannyk13]

Very well - y(unknown) +rev(vicar) both reversed + we'll