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[tabbycat09]

Please can anyone help
one across Small article by Dali in Central American capital
two words 3 and 8 ??N ?A???D??

Also 2 down Complex calculations made by anaesthetist? Crisis
in middle of surgery two words 6 and 9 Is it Number something (could it be crunching)

thanks in anticipation

[Lie-in King]

1a San Salvador - s(mall) + an (article) ...
2d Number-crunching - 'number' (anaesthetist) + 'crunch' (crisis) + 'in' + (sur)g(ery) (middle of)

[mariacollette]

only 2 left and need some help please 24a irritation shown by Russian having time to gad about

[Lie-in King]

24a Gallivant (gad about) - 'gall' (irritation) + 'Ivan' (the Terrible) + t(ime)

[mariacollette]

thank you last one 17d delegate a southern charecter

[Lie-in King]

Hi mariacollette - it's better to begin your own thread - more likely to be seen on the front page, also to include the number of letters & any you've placed, so that people without the puzzle can more readily help you - thanks :-)

[Lie-in King]

We crossed there ^ :-)

17d Assign (delegate) - a + s(outhern) + 'sign' (character)