27,695

[creamegg]

10a central figure thats not unusual being into hare coursing 4,4
a??i ?e?o

15a that follows coffee before end of dinner
l?tt??

18a unreal - lotion being smeared round less than half of navel
n?t????l

17d common sounding element of poetry and slang
??????g - rhyming?

23a initiative to stick with small part, backing number one
g?m????n

[Sam1960]

10. anti hero

[scorpiojo]

10 anti-hero
15 latte R
18 notional

[Baldric]

LATTE R

[Captain2]

23a Gumption

[scorpiojo]

23 gumption

[Baldric]

17 yes

[Captain2]

17d Rapping?

[Baldric]

Gumption

[ladyalex]

17d rhyming (rhyming slang)

[creamegg]

thank you, can I ask 1 more and check two?

20a leniency is unknown among the non clerical
l?x??y

24a odd characters from town meeting over street heading in opposite directions 3,3
t?o ??y - two way?

26a expelled from university and locked up 4,4
s?n? d??n - sent down?

[ladyalex]

20a laxity. laity +x

[rodders123]

laxity, yes and yes

[ladyalex]

Agree with Two Way and Sent Down

[creamegg]

thanks folks x