10a: Plonker getting end away - what Charles would be (agitating arse) *w*r*l*i*g. Twirling?? Twi(t) + r(u)ling...but why lose the "u"; 5d: Woody's change of direction, the making of an MP? *l*c*i*n....
Can anyone help with 1a & 3d? For 3d: "Fault in wood is round lower part of door" I have "windshake", but this doesn't fit in with my answer to 1a: Worn Scottish chemise? This makes one simply...
10a: Dove's top notes recited poem: h*I*u. "Haiku", I imagine (that old favourite). Can anybody explain the wordplay, especially where the "dove" comes in. I'm flummoxed....
27 across: redecorated skips one time in New York, say: most colourful. R*d*e*t. This must be "reddest" - I think, if only because nothing else fits. Can anybody explain why?...
22a. In or out: *n/*t***e;
24a. Britpop band's always on DVD: *l*/r**;
4d. Expansionism isn't defeatism - Happy New Year: m*n*f*s*/d*s****.
Finding this hard going today....
22d: Ten of a kind taking part in a summer ceremony (6): *ercer. It must be "mercer", which is hidden in the last two words. Can anybody explain the definition?...
13d: Maybe football programme displays problem with vision: ***r*s*a*t;
14a: Ship's officers prepared hot drink: **s*e*.
Can't get anywhere with these - any help gratefully received....