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Last few. 18a Philosopher and writer - one feminine Spanish male, one masculine (7) U?A?S?O
25d Boy detective may uncover return of the third man (4) ?M?L EMIL?
4d Twain's gambler's emoticans, perhaps (7) S?I?E?S SMILERS?
7d Swift activity. Prior approach. (7) S?T?R?S?? Why would this be SATIRISED?
20a Archbishop in secret service featured in Franken drama (7) C?A???A Why would this be CHANDRA?
Thanks for help.

[bibblebub]

20a) CLAUDIA = 'Laud' inside C.I.A.

play by Rose Franken http://www.nytimes.com/1988/06/24/us/rose-franken-92-author-of-the-claudia-stories.html

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Thanks B. That kind of clinches SATIRISED, but I can't see it.

[Prudie]

yes 25 is Emil (from Emil and the detective) and Harry Lime the third man.

[bibblebub]

Jonathan Swift was a satirist so he would satirise, which in the past tense would mean that he satirised ???

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18a) una m uno http://www.thefreedictionary.com/Unamuno

[NC4BBQ]

4D: SMILEYS ("Celebrated Jumping Frog")

[dafyddapgwilym]

Last two seriously doing my head in: why is 11ac ERNST, and why is 7d SATIRISED ?? Please, someone, help/parse...........