Genius 184

[Pete666]

We're really stuck on the last few 'special clues'
We have Hoovering needed by:
21d, 8a : Turkey endlessly dreads owner targeting European leaders (5,5)
We also have
6,26: Irish house welcoming public support (5,8) ??a?? ???l?a?k
by 'Dolores R. going nowhere' (presumably ref to 'Back to the Future' Dolorians)
These clues are wordplay only, not further clued.

[scorpiojo]

D overt ail back

[scorpiojo]

Flora state

[scorpiojo]

Flo(p) - turkey
Rasta- 'dreads owner
T(a rgeting) E(uropean)

[Pete666]

OK, so who is Dolores? This is a real brain teaser! I'm still puzzled. Also is Budd an 'unfortunate tripper'? (We must be the only people in the world not to have watched Bodyguard - is this our problem?)

[Captain2]

Zola Budd was a GB athlete who alledgedly 'tripped' and Amercian athlete at the Olympics

[Captain2]

https://www.thoughtco.com/zola-budd-mary-decker-olympic-distance-controversy-3258921

[Pete666]

Thanks Captain

[scorpiojo]

You do know Dolores isn't real, don't you Pete? ;-)

[Captain2]

Think I'm being thick.
1 Where does 'Hoovering' fit into this?
2 Where does 'by Dolores R. going nowhere' come from? ... and the stuff in brackets
3 Jo please explain your first answer (19.12)

[Pete666]

It's the special instructions, Captain. A lot of clues are linked, eg 2,11down by 21 down. These are entirely fictional works, not further defined. 2,11 we make 'Hoovering Needed'

[Pete666]

Yes ScorpioJo I know Dolores isn't real, but I still want to know what she was doing at Dover!!

[scorpiojo]

Smuggling, Pete ;-)

Captain,
Dail (Irish House) around overt (public) + back (support)

[Pete666]

In de back of de lorry I guess. Thanks again Scorpio.
Do you know, we're still stuck on the very last one. Being particularly stupid this month.
24a Authoress penning short novel(6) ?o?i?g
Special instructions were 19 (badinage) by 24

[scorpiojo]

Jo Ki(m) ng

[JJ109]

Da lorries are going nowhere in a think accent = dolores R going nowhere - linked to Dover Tailback (6d and 21a)

Badinage by joking (24a)
Jo K Rowling - row

[JJ109]

^ ok my parse for Joking may be wrong bit it is still Joking

[Pete666]

Yep OK, we already got it. Only Jo Ki ng!