8A. Leave sailor to reverse a difficult situation(7) ---T-A- 4D. It's oftenunused after the match (6,4) ---D-N,-A-E 22A. Turn against one splitting party from the beginning(2,4) -E,-O-O Explanations... ...
This one arrived very late in the post! I've finished apart my 23 down 'A PC? That's rare in a city like London (4)' I have -R-N and pretty sure it must be WREN (author PC Wren) but don't really... ...
It's not my specialist subject, so I feel I made hard work of this one. Having said that, I don't see any other posts, so maybe it's just a very tricky one. A lot of different gimmicks, but there... ...
I've been stuck since last night on SW corner and could do with a kick start, like this: 16d Earl cured, i.e. treated with hallucinogen - that's a generally accepted opinion (4.5). If correct: I?F?... ...