1a Bearer of gift about to open box (6) ?A?P?R Looks like hamper but why?
14a Person telling jokes about final part of "Robin Hood" (8) ?A?G?T?R
Laughter or daughter. Which & why?...
26.across. Ophelia was unable to make progress. (4,2,3,5). ?e?d,?n,?h?,w?t?r. Head in the water?? I know Ophelia drowns but the allusion escapes me!! 23.down. Spirit found in egg sandwiches (6)....
44.down.Having turned over spades,wet earth carried out there! (7) d?d?u?s. The answer I think is diddums ( as in there!there!). I can see the mud bit but can't parse the rest. Any clues anyone??
22. Like a slippery catch, hard for the blessed fellow to miss! (4) e?l?. I have eely but not sure ! 24. Count beads removed from casing (4) e?r?. Think it's earl ( maybe pearls with ouside removed ??...
22.down. I bowled, Left in carefree state after following on (8) ?e?s?b?e. I think the parsing is all leading to 'on' - feasible. 25.d.I prefer to have minimal interest in my affairs (8). B???o?e?....
46.Down. One gets angry when presented with careless, unfinished material (6). ?a?r?s. This is my last one and the parsing has me stumped. Thx in advance.