12d hard-wearing cotton fabric (7) - I have buckram but it might be gingham? Got the K for buckram with 19a floors on a ship (5) - decks. Must have gone wrong somewhere! Help!
Yes that's what I thought but the b of buckram doesn't seem to fit with 8a abusive (11) - ?i??a?a??b? - I've been given the answer disparaging for that and I don't think disparagable is a word!