Really struggling! 5 down: act formally trained censor may not end (5,2,8) s-a-- of ---e-o-y? 8 down: see English character giving up right after refusal in romance? Begins with n and ends with e?...
10 down: court possibly offering adulation when Queen comes out (6) f-a-t-? 18 down: where frontiersmen would get stew possibly (4,4) -i-- -e-t? Thanks in advance
1across: tell-tale item of apparel? (5,5) ---s- s-i-t? Is it dress shirt and if so why? 26 down: food's palatable if chewing the fat (4) -a-e? Is it fare?
15 down: unpalatable character interrupting lecture? (5,4) s-o-e -o-d? 21 across: head croupier's left to trade with diamonds (6) -e-d-r? Thanks in advance...
1 across: in two minds? Stressing, Henry initially takes two steps backward;...(8) e-a---i-? 3&17 down: gambling? Assess them - they're paid with tricks (3,4,3,4) --e -r-- and -o-s? Thanks in advance...