Sunday Times 4458

[neathlat]

I don`t know if it`s my brain that`s failing or what but I`m starting to grow tired of the Sun Times crossword. Ever since the trio of Jeff Pearce, Tim Moorey and Dean Mayer have taken the baton from Barbara hall ,the compilations have been weird and at times vague to say the least ! If it was`nt for Lie-in King and Kayakamina I don`t think I would even get a start made any Sunday !
In the meantime anyone help with these:

24a Blessed on river of Wales (8) ?a?b?i?n
20d Passage over court (7) e?t?a?t Is it entrant? and why?
26d Like a recruit with supporting soldiers (3) r?w Is it raw and why?

[glasman]

20d EXtract

[boxtops]

26 could be raw - a raw rookie in is a new recruit

[kayakamina]

Cam brian

[kayakamina]

RA (Soldiers) W (with)

[glasman]

24a Cambrian

[factor-fiction]

cambrian?

[neathlat]

Many thanks All

[arieswoman]

extract - extra (over) ct (court)

[EWE119]

I second that, I don't enjoy Sundays as much now. Far too obscure for my feeble mind! I think I'll change to the Sunday Telegraph.