Both 1D and 2D present difficulty. In fact the whole of the NW sector is harder than usual. Assume 12A is a type of needle and 14A is Oregon Trail. 5D could be Seepage but that would not work if 1A is Neapolitans. Any ideas?
Sorry last night's link didn't work, but glad to see that was resolved and everyone got stuck in! That was a great find, slow 'n easy - I spent a lot of time getting nowhere on 2dn, despite assuming (correctly, as it turned out) there was a Ship of Fools connection.