13a Rest of parents lacking leadership (6) -T-E-S 21a All things being equal (7) -D-A-L- 41a Bent Down (7) -T-O-E- 48a Student I cast in finished musical (6) O-I-E- 53a Short Japanese poem (5) H-I-U...
Having checked the names and addresses of various alleged winners in telephone directories, and not found them, I am beginning to wonder whether anyone actually wins? Or are they all ex-directory?
Having read some of today's clues, I think the above should be renamed the Obscure (and occasionally misspelled) Crossword. But with so many clever people on Answerbank it is never a problem to finish...