Life & Style Prize Crossword

[granny grump]

Please would you help with the following questions

Thank you in advance

9a Countrymen left out of the joke (9)
17a Contribute single item of food at home (4 2)
24a Flour we have initially to consume at breakfast say (9)
26a Sly bowling (9)
2d Flat race unfinished (4)
3d Bird sanctuary (4)

[sandyRoe]

17 chip in

[Sam1960]

17. chip in

[Mamyalynne]

26 underhand

3 cote?

[factor-fiction]

even(t) ?

[Mamyalynne]

24 Wheatmeal

[granny grump]

Thank you for your help - Sorry I should have given you letters that I have.
1a Smallest finance house 5-4 I have Piggy Bank which means that 2d Flat race unfinished (4) would start with I and
3d Bird sanctuary (4) with G

Also stumped on 22 d Nurse in Rotterdam a Hollander (4) ?M?H
23d Exclude new hut (4) ?A?N

[factor-fiction]

Bar N

[granny grump]

Just got 22d

[factor-fiction]

penny bank sounds familiar

[sandyRoe]

Amah. (nurse in asia)

[factor-fiction]

Which was 22d?

[elliemay1]

amah

[factor-fiction]

Thanks, sorry- I have seen the clue now

[Mamyalynne]

3 Nest

[granny grump]

22d is Amah

If it is Penny then bird sanctuary could be nest and even would fit

Just left with 9a Countrymen left out of the joke (9)

I have ?E?S?N?R? which would give peasantry but I don't see how it fits in with 'left out of joke'

Thank you all for your time

[factor-fiction]

pleasantry minus the L (left out)

[AlwaysConfused]

pleasantry (joke) minus the 'l' = peasantry

[granny grump]

Thank you for your patience