Sunday World Cryptic

[tommiechief]

16 across this will supply the key for those who are run down,[5]m----,21 stacks of wrinkles,[5]-----,24a shocking lust by an eastern ruler[6]------,27a gwtting suits in disorder by being a fidget[9]---------,checking answer for 2d 26a,9a,what alert theatrical who specialise in comedians do[4,5,4,5,4 12d she must have been willing at some time[9]te-t-----,13d this indicates an inclination to a certain degree[9]-t-e-----,22d a mournful sound for the girl we hear[5]--e--,23d take the part of the main character it isnt very long[4]-n--,

[ubasses]

24 sultan

[scorpiojo]

24a sultan

2d answer on previous thread?

[ubasses]

23 inch

[scorpiojo]

22 Knell

[scorpiojo]

12d testatrix

[scorpiojo]

13d steepness?

[eanceoil]

shuffling

[eanceoil]

tommiechief, did you ever get the stacks of wrinkles? it's my last clue, I can't work out. You might come back with an answer if you have it, thanks Éanceoil

[scorpiojo]

Any letters for it?

[eanceoil]

I have RU?KS the U could be wrong but I doubt it, if it is, I have a whole corner to be corrected, thanks scorpiojo

[scorpiojo]

Rucks

[eanceoil]

that's what I have actually scorpio, but I don't 'get it', you've been a great help, as usual :)

[scorpiojo]

ruck1
rʌk/
noun
noun: ruck; plural noun: rucks

Middle English (in the sense ‘stack of fuel, heap’): apparently of Scandinavian origin; compare with Norwegian ruke ‘heap of hay’.
ruck2
rʌk/
verb
verb: ruck; 3rd person present: rucks; past tense: rucked; past participle: rucked; gerund or present participle: rucking
1.
compress or move (cloth or clothing) so that it forms a number of untidy folds or creases.
"her skirt was rucked up"
synonyms: scrunch up, wrinkle, crinkle, cockle, crumple, rumple, pucker, corrugate, ruffle, screw up, crease, shrivel, furrow, crimp, gather, draw, tuck, pleat; rareruckle
"he pushed back his chair so that it rucked up the carpet"
(of cloth or clothing) form rucks.
"Eleanor's dress rucked up at the front"
noun
noun: ruck; plural noun: rucks
1.
a crease or wrinkle.
Origin

[eanceoil]

I'd be here until christmas trying to work that one out, you've brains to burn, thanks again. I can now put it in envelope and forget it for the day.

[scorpiojo]

Welcome

[eanceoil]