phoenix

[saoirs]

18a a prize that is certainly not welcomed by body-builders [7]
32a will it write about street cafe [6]
35a on the way up to sing, dance, Twist[9]?????d???
22d american spies having nothing will fare well in Rome[4]
7d a most unhealthy crowd that M Descartes follows [8]?a??????21ain relation to article its grotty [7] ??????n
many thanks for any help

[quinie]

32a bi-st-ro?

[quinie]

22d cia-o

[quinie]

35a ascending-anagram

[quinie]

21 uncle-an

[ladyalex]

21a Unclean uncle an

[ladyalex]

7d Gadarene ?
as in Gadarene swine and Rene Descartes ???

[ladyalex]

18a Jackpot ???

Getting desperate here....

[saoirs]

quinie and ladyalex most grateful to you both

[ladyalex]

But do the answers fit in, though ??
Happy to help, if it has :-))

[quinie]

Great answer to 7d ladyalex. Hadn't heard of Gadarene- never stop learning. How jackpot though? Thought of it but couldn't see why

[ladyalex]

Sorry I cannot justify Jackpot......only that a jackpot is a prize and a body-builder would not like a pot belly. :-))

[saoirs]

"jackpot" will not fit as first letter seems to be "r"

[ladyalex]

What about Rosette, then ?
They wouldn't want one pinned on them, would they ?

[saoirs]

could it be atrophy?

[ladyalex]

I think you've got it, saoirs.
Well done!

[ladyalex]

Mind you, the first letter is not 'r'.......

[quinie]

That certainly was a clever clue for 18a.

[saoirs]

ladyalex and quinie sorry about all my confusion and thanks again for all the help, still struggling with corners of it but might have a clearer head tomorrow Saoirs

[ladyalex]

There's more ????

This one is a real corker.

Happy to help. :-))

[quinie]

Looking forward to the other clues-tomorrow if I'm not pulling out the weeds that have appeared during my lovely break in Bristol