Herald Wee Stinker

[rich47]

Here I am again with some beauties..1a Ada's seducer (8) ????l???
8a Foremost railman? (8) ????u???
4d Ribbon on a tree (6) ????on
14d Thickhead painter (8) ?h??????
All help gratefully acknowledged.

[bulliver]

8a vanguard?

[rich47]

good answer bulliver now gives 3rd letter of 4d as r

[bulliver]

4d cordon

[rich47]

another super answer bulliver I now have 1a as lovelace

[bulliver]

14d whistler

[rich47]

thought whistler myself but why?

[bulliver]

thickhead is another name for whistler, a songbird

[rich47]

brilliant, many thanks bulliver

[rich47]

two final solutions required
15d suspend for wild loner (8) ?r?????? and
23a Jerk(in) (5) s????g

[bulliver]

15d prorogue

[rich47]

thanks again ....that gives 23a as s?r?g think it might be shrug

[rich47]

with your help bulliver all done ... many thanks again