Sunday Times 4733

[DorothyH]

Last few please
16dn Nasty insult about gold vessel (8) ?A?T????
24ac Den left with strain (4)
25ac Perhaps shot put complete cricketer against opening (5,5) ?I??? E????
26ac Almost blacken pipe (4) ??N?
27ac Tasty Celt with 22 changes (10) ?E???T????
22ac American discovered in plot with the foreign official (6)?E????
19dn Maintain bishop must imprison Duchess immediately, say (6)
20dn A sort of bench or perch (6)

[donny48]

20 settle

[Neveracrossword]

20 Settle
19 Adverb - Aver +D, Duchess + B, bishop.

[Neveracrossword]

24 Lair - L. left and Air

[donny48]

19 adverb

[donny48]

22 beadle

[Neveracrossword]

25 Field Event ( Fielde (r) Vent).

[donny48]

26 sing(e)

[donny48]

16 nautilus

[donny48]

27 delectable

[Togo]

20d Settle   An extremely old piece of furniture, the settle evolved in Europe during the late Middle Ages as a more comfortable variation of a plain wooden bench.

[Togo]

24a Lair  L(eft)+air =melody, song, strain,

[Togo]

19d Adverb  maintain=aver+B(ishop)+ D(uchess) in  A(D)ver(B)

[Togo]

16d Nautilus  anag Gold= Au+insult

[Togo]

26a Sing   Pipe up, Sing up. Sing(e)

[Togo]

25a Field Event   Fielde(r)+vent= opening

[Togo]

22a Beadle  def a ceremonial officer of a church A(merican) in bed(plot)+Le "the" foreign.