moira wade cryptic

[twiglet3]

I need some help to get started on this, IM struggling

1a- Faint heart rends, forgoing plans for love 4,6,3,3,7
??e? ?????? ??? ??? s??????


9a- moderator, former singer, houses most of squat
??t???????


11d- THON? 4,8
???? ???????n

3d- wilder australian is reasonable, dealing with 28s
????a???????

21a- in reactionary era, Gulf citizen showed great self-absorption
??????i?

[logogriph]

3d is probably GENEALOGICAL - but would need to know 28 to confirm.

[logogriph]

11d - Half marathon (GROAN!)

[twiglet3]

the clue for 28a is going down son
?e?c??????

may be descend something

[netkey]

Is 28a descendant? This fits with genealogical

[logogriph]

Yes - 28 would be DESCENDENT which would bear out 3d

[logogriph]

Sorry can't spell - Descendant of course (thanks netkey!)

[twiglet3]

okay so that gives a G as the starting letter for the second word in 1a.

[slaney]

21 a ? egomania

[logogriph]

9a - extenuator

[geo0939]

Yes Omani is Gulf citizen and age is era. Anagram.

[twiglet3]

thanku all xx

[logogriph]

And finally - after much solving around, you need to reverse NATS for STAN on 6Ac to give (drumroll please) "FREE, GRATIS AND FOR NOTHING" for 1Ac etc - 26Ac is actually a bigger clue than the enormous anagram given in the clue!

[twiglet3]

you are a complete star logogrith!!!!!!! mwah x