Azed 2055

[djawhufc]

Hi
Can I just confirm my last few

26a great old fashioned romance one to raise the spirits

Ripper

28a row it goes on when making cookies with mom?

Tier

10 remove covering of bottom?
Hull

18d nodding dogs? They're regularly trodden on

Carpets

Thanks in advance

Dja

[kayakamina]

Agree with them all.

[Nodger]

I had Rapper for 26ac, though felt it was a bit tenuous - Chambers gives rapper as short for spirit-rapper, a kind of medium. But I'm prepared to be convinced its Ripper if someone can explain.

[crockshard]

(Bodice-)ripper is an old-fashioned romance!

[PeEm]

26a I think may be rapper. According to Chambers: "a great lie or oath" "a spirit rapper".

[JMR27]

I went for 'rapper' as well - (archaic) a great lie/romance and spirit-rapper