Phoenix Magazine

[tirconal]

Nearly there, difficult crossword
1a Being a mature six-footer, villain dramatically took in moorish leader ??A?O
20a It sounds like a child's pony was put into paddington by a very poor solicitor ???G?R
22a Show it to prove that VP lost the head after having a turn in a sleazy bar ??I?E?C?

[cashier]

1 Imago

[fiction-factory]

evidence?

[cashier]

22 evidence

[dannyk13]

1a, Imago- m(oorish) inside Iago(villain)
20a.Beggar -gg(child's pony) inside Bear(Paddington)
22a.Evidence-

[cashier]

20 Beggar

[chelle7272]

Be gg ar

[fiction-factory]

I can see an anagram of VICE DEN but that doesn't quite work

[dannyk13]

FF dive(sleazy bar) reversed

[dannyk13]

22a. dive(sleazy bar) reversed +(P)ence (Vice president)

[fiction-factory]

Thanks danny. Once again I got the right answer but not quite for the right reasons (anagram of vice den + (penc)E would sort of work but I know yours is right because of the 'return' aspect