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[callyatl]

3 left I think - assuming i don't have any wrong

5d best sort of capital investment H?L?
19d Short cut from the beach ? S?I?L?E
26d Kind of bender the vanquished go on ?G?E

have really reached a brick wall so would appreciate some help - thank you in advance

[mazie]

5d I would have said Gilt. Is you H correct?

[Jumbuck]

19d shingle

[johnalex]

26d Knee

[quinie]

26d) Is the g correct? It could be knee

[callyatl]

Thanks to all - yes you've guessed it I was confident on an answer that wasn't correct - have to say new answer does fit in better

5 d "H"comes from Wine found in many picnic baskets which I have (probably wrongly got as CHAMPERS

Thanks everybody for their help so far please confirm final missing two letters

[quinie]

If the H is correct could the answer be halo?? Long shot!