8 down - People survey perceptions as they're called (6) ?E?S?S
Was thinking census for "people survey" but have seen it given as census in crossword solver....
10 across - Where you'll find rat in grate (5) M?D?? (suspecting midge, but unsure parsing) 11 across - Be coming in at six extremely held back (5) ??I?T 1 down - Song and book penned by this writer...
The usual dreaded photoclues......
A coloured singer, looks like 70's or 80's soul singer. (5,5) B?R?Y, ?O?D?
Two guys in black and white picture (5) S?I?S Could be the Skids?...
16 across - snake put in place behind zookeeper's back (5) AD?ER Am happy with adder, but how does it parse please? 19 across - Painter, "may I paint last?" (5) MO?ET, Again, happy with my answer, but...
26 down - reward consisting of extremely poor diamonds (5) P?I?E Is this price or prize? I see the PR from extremely poor, but know diamonds as ice. However, prize appears to me to be a better fit for...
Dangerous beast in a little hut I closed (5) T?X?C
Am thinking toxic, and can see ox as beast, but how does the rest of it parse, if I am indeed correct?...
Responsibility for developing flat around university (5) ?A?U?T
Am thinking fault, but don't really see how it parses, other than flat an "u" spelling fault....
As usual, the picture clue. Coloured dude with a guitar in his hand, and I'd guess at a fifties bluesman perhaps, given the photogaph. (4,5)
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