I Paper 1750

[mikey4444]

21d...Perform better than party not elected....O?T??

23d....Groan, say, provoked by useless sort on our side...??T?S

27a...Society characters's a gem....S???E...STONE ?

[scorpiojo]

Outdo

S(ociety) tone (character)

[1ozzy]

21d Outdo

[scorpiojo]

23 Titus

[mikey4444]

Thanks guys.

[1ozzy]

Love to know how 23d parses Jo.

[scorpiojo]

Useless sort = t i t

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gormenghast_(series)

[1ozzy]

Ta Jo, if only I were British
;-)

[1ozzy]

Couldn't figure out how "groan, say" = definition.

[scorpiojo]

You're welcome, 1ozzy. ;o))

[dannyk13]

Ozzt- Titus Groan is a novel by Mervyn Peake

[dannyk13]

^ozzy^

[scorpiojo]

On my link ^^


Morning, Danny....message from CJ here

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1514293.html

[dannyk13]

Good morning Jo.Sorry about the link I haven't woken up yet. Thanks for the lead to CJ..

[scorpiojo]

You're welcome :o)

[1ozzy]

Picked up on that thanks Danny, once Jo explained.
Never would have figured it out myself.