Azed 2101

[hankir]

Stuck on two.

9D. Advanced in age (but certainly not late) (4)
?OAN
EOAN is A in EON and early morning so not late?

21D. Brian maybe in bar, having retired one assumes? (7)
?LE?SED
Blessed from actor Brian Blessed but how to explain the word play?

Thanks.

[Calibax]

Less (bar as in all bar these) in bed (retired)

[Lie-in King]

Eoan - looks ok

[Neveracrossword]

18 D. Lichen expert fed to deer (8) ??o?e??g
(I've been trying to work with pro/expert, but have got nowhere)
1 A. Rhetorical description of artwork, as in 'peculiarly spheric' (9)
????r?si?
Thanks for any help.

[Lie-in King]

18d Stonerag - 'oner' (expert, in) 'stag'

[shaneystar2]

18d is Stonerag
Still musing on the other one .
Catharsis ....possibly

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks v much.

[kayakamina]

1a ecphrasis

[shaneystar2]

Thanks K ..that's solved a whole corner for me .I've found this difficult today .

[Fibonacci]

1a Ecphrasis

[kayakamina]

Hi shaney

New avatar I see!

regards K

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, kaya...

[shaneystar2]

Haha....housework gone by the board in this lovely weather :)

[hankir]

Thank you all.

Was busy doing something else. But did have 1A and 18D.