Sir Lancelot

[charley-farley]

Help please.
1 across...verb tense ... (7&7) ??E?E??..???????
9 across .. epidermis .. ??T?C??
1 down ..preserved in bine ... ??????D
13 down.. cake shop..?A?L?H?R??
Many thanks

[AlwaysConfused]

1) present perfect

[retrocop]

cuticle
pickled
patisserie

[mac44]

present perfect
cuticle
pickled
paitsserie

[aelmpvw]

9a cuticle

[retrocop]

oh and present perfect

[dannyk13]

Good afternoon Retro.Did you notice anything odd yesterday?

[charley-farley]

Many thanks

[retrocop]

Good afternoon danny and mac and all. No danny.I think a coded hint might be required!! :-)

[dannyk13]

There was a postscript added to a thread by someone with the avatar Fiction Factory, ring any bells?

[mac44]

Good afternoon to you Retro.

[retrocop]

No danny.I am a bit lost on that one.

[dannyk13]

FF?

[retrocop]

Sorry danny.I must be a bit dense today.still lost. What was the title post and time?

[retrocop]

I do recall a poster who had a username beginning FF though.

[dannyk13]

Can't find it now.Just thought someone(FF) absent since Saturday 28th might have had a change of name.

[retrocop]

Thanks danny.I am getting your drift.No I unfortunately missed that as you can guess. Interesting.