Saga

[Daij]

2d Odds and ends of exotica, new and uncommon produce (5)
S?A?N
3 The dry of a catfish or gull? (3,3)
S?A , ?E?
18d Area's quiet short of buzzers (5)
A?i?? APIAN?
23a Manking one like literary anecdotes? (4)
???S

Thanks in advance

[JJ109]

18d Apian = yes
A(rea) + pian(o) (quiet short) = apian (like bees/buzzers)

[dannyk13]

2d.Spawn- Sp(odds) + (exotic)a + (ne)w + (uncommo)n

[dannyk13]

3, Sea mew ( a gull)

[JJ109]

2d spawn (produce) = SP(starting price/odds) + (end letters of) (exotic)A (ne)W (uncommo)N

[Daij]

23 is now;
?N?S

[dannyk13]

23a,Anas - An(one) + as(like)

[dannyk13]

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ana

[Daij]

Argh! Typo
23a should be 'Making one like literary anecdotes?' (4)
?N?S

[dannyk13]

Still Anas ^^^

[Daij]

Super! Thanks very much indeed for your help