Daily Mail Prize Crossword 15,259 Friday April 22Nd 2016

[jonty23]

Hi, really struggling today. Help please with 1)across(7) peacekeepers journey without leader and get separated UN??U?? (presuming 1)down in unkempt. 9)across (7) united men finally get equipped outside K???N?? 4)down (5) vow to scrub top shelf ????E. 16) across (9) lacking humour,posh guy backs drug-taking ??A?U?ING 16)down (6) busy with northern new orleans residential area ??T??? 20)down (5) handy marketeer's way of labelling slimming food L???L and finally 23)across (7) print with funny 22 in it ??O???T if 22 refers to 22)across my answer to that clue is DOC.
All answers and explanations will be much appreciated. Best wishes. Jonty

[retrocop]

unravel
ledge
unkempt
measuring
motown
local
woodcut
doc

[retrocop]

I have vat for 3d to give the v in unravel (1a)

[retrocop]

uN= Peacekeepers and (t)ravel

[retrocop]

9a is knitted

[MargoTester]

Unravel
Unkempt
Knitted
Ledge
Unamusing
Uptown
Local
Woodcut

[MargoTester]

Un(t)ravel
K n itted
(P)ledge
16 u(posh) nam(man reversed) sing

[MargoTester]

16 d is uptown to give the u in unamusing

[retrocop]

sorry jonty. Not concentrating today. Margo has 16a and 16d as correct answers. Didn't intend to mislead you. :-(

[jonty23]

Hi, thanks for all the answers and explanations. Crossword now completed. Kind regards, Jonty.