Fri D Mail No. 14,627

[bryand]

17a) Forest's almost burning (5) ??D??
18d) New bibles distributed for dipping into at parties (7) ????L??
20d) Bull's predictable to some extent (5) E????
26a) Poor 16 down (16d = sector) got the bananas (6) ?H???O
Your help is greatly appreciated

[mallyh]

17a arden nearly ardent

[mallyh]

18d bibbles

[retrocop]

arden
nibbles
edict

[mallyh]

sorry nibbles

[Captain2]

20d Edict (hidden in clue)

[mallyh]

26 whacko??

[Captain2]

26a Ghetto -anag of got the

[bryand]

Thank you all for your help today and Good luck. Got 26 across which is an anagram of 'got the'.

[retrocop]

26A Ghetto.??
With letters I've already got which I think are correct I can only come to this answer but not sure of word play

[retrocop]

You beat me that time with the explanation bryand.Thankyou.All is explained

[Captain2]

Cough cough! LOL

[mallyh]

sector is an area =ghetto .got the, bananas =mad mix two words up

[sandyRoe]

A ghetto is a part of a city in which members of a minority group live, especially because of social, legal, or economic pressure.[1] The term was originally used in Venice to describe the part of a city to which Jews were restricted and segregated.
'got the' bananas, mixed up.

[retrocop]

Very sorry Captain2.Did'nt notice your previous answer.