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[mabel2]

I'm down to two:

17d Reduction to common standard, requiring an age with old nonentity involved (8) I have e?ua?ion.

25d Familiar girl, sort of cuckoo, housed by the writer in Marseille. (5) I have
?anie.

Any help much appreciated.

[vetuste_ennemi]

e(quasi)on
j(ani)e

[voulezvous]

Not sure of the parsing of equaSion vetuste?
I reckon equaTion (although not 100 per cent)!

An nonentity = quat
Age = eon
Actually can't find the "i" .................so it's all unsure.

[mabel2]

Thanks v much vetuste_ennemi

[dr b]

Clue is: "17d Reduction to common standard, requiring an age with old nonentity I involved "

quat = "An annoying, worthless person." so e(quat I)on

[Canary42]

25d Lanie

Ani - cuckoo in

Le - the as written by people in Marseille

[vetuste_ennemi]

Apologies for the misinformation, Mabel. and thanks for the correction, Dr. B.

[voulezvous]

Thanks dr b! There's the "i"!

[dr b]

"the writer" = me = "je" in French, so J(ani)e, I think.

[dr b]

as v_e originally said!

[vetuste_ennemi]

Still on the Crossword Club, Voulezvous?

[voulezvous]

Yes, Vetuste................runs out at the end of September. Will decide what to do then!