Saturday S Times

[Rosie29]

Please can someone help with these four?
14ac The police needing to travel by air ultimately? Here's the añswer. ??L?????T?R Helicopter?
26ac (4,4)Mute individual welcomed fìnally into community ??N? ???N
16d Quail, seeing chess pĺayer opening with quick move B?B?????
24d Gong drowning old wind instrument (4)
Thankyou

[Neveracrossword]

24 Oboe, wind instrument. OBE = gong, medal, with O, old inside.

[Neveracrossword]

14 Anagram of 'the police' and the 'r' from the end of 'air' (ultimately).

[aelmpvw]

16d bobwhite

[Lie-in King]

23a Yes, Helicopter - anag 'the police' + '(ai)r' (ultimately)
26a Tone down - 'one (welcome)d' (in) 'town'
16d Bobwhite - 'bob (quick move) white (player)'
24d Oboe - 'o(ld)' (in) 'OBE' (gong)

[dannyk13]

Helicopter - anagram of the police & (ai)r
24d.Oboe

[Neveracrossword]

26 Tone Down, mute (verb) Town, community, one, individual and the D from the end of 'welcomed'. T one d own.

[aelmpvw]

26a tone down

[Rosie29]

Brilliant - thanks to all x