Jumbo 1363

[stevenj]

Hello. I have nearly finished it. In fact I have answers for all the clues but there's a couple I don't really understand why.
16 ac. "press function that's very crowded" "squeeze " fits and meets the press part but the rest?
39 ac "Magnanimous in one's real nature , beset by selfish desire" With the letters I have, "great hearted " fits and that meets the magnanimous part. But I don't get the rest
and, finally
26d. "Naively unsure , but not about about smart muscle smarting." I am sure the answer is "unsuspectingly" and I keep nearly piecing it together: small=s, pec is the muscle, sting but it never quite fits all the bits...
steven

[Jackdaw33]

Squeeze is also a crowd

The art surrounded by greed

[Neveracrossword]

Unsu = unsure with the 're', about, dropped, s, small, pec, muscle and tingly, smarting, stinging.

[stevenj]

Thank you. I have never come across squeeze meaning a crowd . is unsuspectingly correct please?
steven

[Neveracrossword]

39 Greed, selfish nature, with At Heart, one's real nature, inside.

[Neveracrossword]

Yes, Unsuspectingly is correct. A typo crept in to my Great Hearted post - greed = selfish desire(not 'nature').

[Jackdaw33]

Unsuspectingly is correct

[Captain2]

^^^^ 'at heart' surrounded by 'greed'

[Neveracrossword]

Sttevenj, I checked Chambers for you. Squeeze - ...a crowded assembly, so 'function that's very crowded'.

[stevenj]

Sorry, too quick! thank you NAC. Now it fits together!. Not sting but tingly..

I am, as always, grateful for the help.
Off soon to meet His Nibs, notwithstanding being a bit embarrassed. SWMBO has made me wear what I call my Andy candy things. long johns? To be dressed in these things is, as I say, embarrassing but she was insistent.
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[stevenj]

Andy Pandy, not candy. do you remember him?

[Mamyalynne]

They'll keep the draughts out ;-)

[Neveracrossword]

Glad I could help with those, Steven. Enjoy your evening out... elegantly dressed or not!

[stevenj]

You are great NAC! and thank you too to Captain2 and Jackdaw 33.
steven

[stevenj]

And now thanks to Mamyalynne for the comforting words. Yes they will, but....

[Mamyalynne]

I know.life's cruel...

[stevenj]

Is it "life" or Swmbo?

[Mamyalynne]

Well. I'd love to have a word, but that won't happen - you'll soon be your own master - have a good evening.

[Ameld]

Thanks Mamyalynne and NAC. It was a great evening after a slightly difficult start. I was a bit late and His Nibs was not best pleased. Blamed it on the "b crossword" and said that he came second. Of course that wasn't true and I apologised and promised it wouldn't happen again. He smiled (what a smile!!!) and said "we'll see". And then he forgave me in the best way possible.... After that we had a great time.
steven

[Mamyalynne]

He sounds a character alright Steven.

Glad you had a good night.

[stevenj]

Thank you, Mamyalynne. He is very much like you in that you both say and do what I need when I need it. If you remember, I was not in the best of moods, because SWMBO had me dressed as Andy Pandy. But, in the end, it didn't matter. He did.