ham and high

[rogersbean]

7d looking for property that's singular is something following a primary action(5,6) 24a theatre with elegant cast embodying range of knowledge(7,4)8d what's for a party leader?drink, an unknown quantity, and fish.lord!(4,7)3d those receiving instruction apprehended one skill- the wrong way(8)20a a dog machiavelli's holding left iceland- it's what a boxer practises(8)

[JMR27]

is there a theme to this or is it an ordinary crossword?

[JMR27]

keep thinking pugilism for 20a but not sure where Machiavelli comes into it

[rogersbean]

just an ordinary crossword in local paper.seem's a bit hard to me.

[JMR27]

3d trainees? (i skill the wrong way = trai but...)
I seem to be able to sort out part of the answers but then ....

Is there a preamble before the clues to this crossword?

[JMR27]

ignore my last question - you've already said it's an ordinary crossword. Hopefully someone else can help - where's Kayakamina?

[rogersbean]

no sorry

[Ont-ice]

First Estate ?