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[cracker222]

Three I can't parse -1: 5d Touching salvers clumsily leads to setbacks (9) REVERSALS. But why is "Touching" RE? 7d Artery, sometimes blocked, cut with reservation (4,11) DUAL CARRIAGEWAY - is this just an iffy triple (?) definition? 18d Good academic publisher owing money? That's classified (7) GROUPED. Why?

[mac44]

dual carriageway has a central reservation.

[cracker222]

mac44 - yup, but what about the rest of it?

[mac44]

5d. yes, touching is re, + anag of salvers.

[cracker222]

But why is that "touching" = RE?

[scorpiojo]

G(ood)
O(xford) U(niversity) P(ress)
(In the) red - owing money

[scorpiojo]

Touching (on) = re

[mac44]

Because touching can mean concerning - re.

[scorpiojo]

re1
riː,reɪ/
preposition
in the matter of (used typically as the first word in the heading of an official document or to introduce a reference in a formal letter).
"re: invoice 87"
synonyms: about, concerning, regarding, with regard to, relating to, apropos (of), on the subject of, respecting, in respect of, with respect to, with reference to, as regards, in the matter of, in connection with, referring to, touching on; anent

[cracker222]

Thanks scorpiojo. Good answer, but not such a good clue! For me anyway.

[scorpiojo]

Thanks,.....agreed :)

[cracker222]

Well I think all three are pretty poor clues (unusually!), but thanks to you all for your explanations which have been very helpful in getting my head around them.