mephisto 2544

[foxspur]

Like Crockshard, stuck on the last couple, unfortunately they are a different couple!
15dn Miss note in billet giving a sense of unity (9)
I have ?L??ENESS I'm thinking CLOSENESS.

But 19ac would then end in O
Bird trainer left among unruly group getting 'ump too!(7)
I then have SUFFO?O
Put me out of my misery please!

[baitress]

15d - closeness. lose(miss) + N(note) inside mess(army billet).

[baitress]

forget my last post. I have lost the plot. sorry!!!!!!!!!!!

[kayakamina]

Lose n in cess (billet)

[kayakamina]

Zuffalo

[kayakamina]

sorry ZuffOlo

[foxspur]

Baitress, you were close enough!
K, I was fixated on the S to start. Thanks both.
We are currently reading the Gruffalo stories to our grandson - maybe I should write some Zuffolo stories!