Daily Telegraph Toughie Friday October 11Th 2013

[catsrcool]

3dn Melee over party following vacation drink (7) ?c?????
9ac Drinker shouldn't begin to dilute punch (8) ????o?u?
8ac Beware to get sent back near swinging club? (6) ?a?e?n cavern?
22dn Snack, for example, drinker regularly scoffed (6) s?r?e? sorbet?
26ac Bear that's seen to follow sweet scent (6) h?r?r?

[dannyk13]

3d.Scrumpy
9a.Uppercut
8a.Yes, cavern
22d.Sarney
26a.Harare
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[aelmpvw]

beware = cave + rn

[catsrcool]

Thank you
please parse Harare what bear?
24ac Polish knight has gone blue (3) s?d sad why?

[dannyk13]

Harare . I have no idea how to parse this
24a. Sa(n)d

[catsrcool]

Thanks anyway

[andy66]

Re 26a I can only assume there is an error, as it was the 1st across clue yesterday. The Newspaper version today is : Artist has to run around city. Now that is possible to Parse!

[dannyk13]

Thank you Andy. Tat makes sense.

[dannyk13]

that