I Prize Cryptic Crossword No 978

[souxie]

1 Across, Show relief and leave (3,3) ??? ?F?
16 Across, hap returning a good comic (5) ????A
18 Across, Rush to secure new ward equipment (8) H?R?????

Many thanks in advance.

[factor-fiction]

1a something off?

[scorpiojo]

18 hardware

[dannyk13]

18a.Hardware

[dannyk13]

1a.Set out

[factor-fiction]

set off?

[tyrepill]

16a Dandy ??

[tyrepill]

16a Forget Dandy,....try Manga

[dannyk13]

Factor. I was thinking show=set out

[factor-fiction]

I was looking for something like pah +ga but can't see it

[factor-fiction]

I was thinking if the set is off it's relief from a show and was going off the letter pattern, but I'm not sure

[souxie]

Set off looks good but I can find nothing to go in 1 down Starting with S,
OZ City, one swathed in good weather, occupying very little space,
The letters I have are ??P?R?H?N
Many thanks again.

[scorpiojo]

Superthin?

[scorpiojo]

^ sun + Perth + I

[souxie]

Many thanks scorpio.

[souxie]

Sorry about the mis-spelling your name.

[scorpiojo]

You're welcome