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[shoogs]

Can someone just confirm these are the correct answers but explain as to why - I can't see as to why?

21a whisker
15d soap operas
24d stir

Thank you

[kayakamina]

What are the clues?

[shoogs]

21a Eleven sappers backed by a narrow margin (7)
w h - s - e r

15d Types of shows featuring very religious leader and artists acting in them (4,6)
s - a - o - e - a -

24d Mix porridge (4)
- t - r

[kayakamina]

15d Soap Operas....SO +AS +POPE +RA

24a Stir = Prison /porridge

[shoogs]

Thanks kayakamina

[boxtops]

we wondered if the answer to 11 was something to do with whisk - for 21 "ER" is sappers (Royal Engineeers RE) backwards, + whisker = missing something by a whisker = narrow margin.

[Jumbuck]

21a answer to 11 is BEAT which gives WHISK, sappers = RE