Crossword Puzzle -January 2017

[Matakari]

Want to wrap up this crossword! Thanks for helping me to verify the following
:
1( A ) American attorney leaves her difficult singer (4) BASS?
13 (A ) Check part of a boat (6) TOWERS ?
7 ( D ) What Mo Farah does in the future (4,3) LONG RUN ?

And now some answers for the following, please:

23 ( A ) Books found in slave station (6) : ?V?S??
24 (D ) Raging in English lines (5) : ??G?Y
26 ( D ) Characters in Doctor Faustus raised in Barnet (4) : ?F?O

[Mamyalynne]

23 (A) Hidden in clue

[cashier]

23. Avesta

[Mamyalynne]

26 (D) Barnet = Hair

[cashier]

26. Afro

[cashier]

I think 1 and 3 are correct not sure about 2. Could you give the letter pattern of known letters please

[donny48]

13 Thwart

a structural crosspiece forming a seat for a rower in a boat.
prevent (someone) from accomplishing something

[donny48]

24 Angry ? but how is it parsed ?

[donny48]

Bumping this back to enable 24 to be considered.

[scorpiojo]

Ang (abbreviation, L - in English) r(ailwa)y

[donny48]

You have soothed a fevered brow, Jo. I could not see it and it would not leave my head.

[scorpiojo]

:)

[cashier]

I still don't understand it.

[scorpiojo]

Angry - raging

[dannyk13]

Engry - Eng (English) + ry(lines)?
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php%3Fterm%3DengryThe faking of emotion to appear to be happy but when in fact you are extremely angry.

[cashier]

Ah. Couldn't find engry when I was looking last night. Thank you.

[donny48]

New one on me ,Danny, but yes it could be. Good morning.

[dannyk13]

Good morning Donny,It is in the urban dictionary but that is not always reliable.I just think it parses better.