8 ac: Once fine man, hilarious person. ??R?O?. Seen answered as HERIOT, but cannot parse or see why.
4d: Pastry caught on curved pipe ???E Second letter here would be first letter in 8ac.
Thanks
Thanks both. Yes, I found heriot as a medieval duty paid to a lord, but thought that ‘fine’ was stretching it a bit.
If ‘shoe’ is correct, is this an alternative to ‘choux’ and how does the rest of the clue parse?