So, I had two left. One answer is here (as well as a few explanations), which means the other must be simple!
19d Large girl precedes year's events....
Imminent expiry of the schedule prompted me to go back and finish it off. 2 left. 56a Loud and jaunty Christmas spirit? --I-Y [could be spicy but not confident] 56d Creature found under a hoof S-O- or...
17d Island in America beyond another lost city (2, 5) -t-o-i-
Bit behind and putting this to bed (or not). No-one else has asked so I'm preparing to kick myself.......
Okay, it's happened again. 3 to do, 2 covered on here, which means, 5 days on, I must be missing something obvious wit the other:
6a. Royalists in vehicles could be alive (9) -a-a-i-r-...
23a Last year lodged complaint (4) -t-e I've used this site for answers for some time, and the questions (and answers) have always been there - thank you for that - but not this week, which leads me...