Azed 1974

[toalisi]

Really struggling with this week and need some help please.

Each clue consists of a definition (one or more words) and a mixture of the letters (beginning at the beginning or ending at the end of the word in the clue) of the three answers as indicated (in their correct order).
Both indications of the first answer precede both indications of the second etc. In each case either the definition or the letter mixturecome first.

13/16/17d Quizmaster (Paxo)mocks, a nasty squit in ironic mode like a thug (one of those ruthless Asians), once bloody students bodge responses (10.8.7)
22/24/27d Should government victimize the toper, that much put-upon simpleton who is chastised for loving
eg XXXX? (5.5.4)

[slaney]

Not doing this one toalisi, but 18 looks like INQUISITOR -
nasty SQUIT IN IROnic

[toalisi]

That looks great slaney.

I was trying to get 'Question' something out of Squit.....

Many thanks.

[kayakamina]

13 Inquisitor - as slaney said
16 Assassin ....ruthleSS ASIANS
17 Begored ...BODGE RE(esponse)

22 Porte ...TOPER
24 Chump ...MUCH Put-upon
27 Chis (XX) ..IS CHastised

[toalisi]

Fantastic - TVM.