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[mra1]

Down to the last 2 and finally ground to a halt 21 down Predicament:stand after shedding a piece of leg armour once ?A?B?O and 23 down Where directors and share holders convene, a final sound of shouting or swearing? ?G?Y. Totally flummoxed and very annoyed as I was getting on famously until now. Can anyone of the superbrains please assist?

[Tilly2]

23d AGM...s?

[mra1]

I thought of that but it does not fit in with 27 across disease to disfigurel old actor at first for which I have ACROMAGELY and which fits in with 21, 16 and 20 down - any ideas?

[Tilly2]

Acromegaly ?

[mra1]

Have just realised that 20 down is plural so should end in I not E so 27 across is wrong and AGMS is right 27 across now reads ?C??A?I?S- any ideas?

[scorpiojo]

Is it 9 or 10?

[mra1]

Sorry, should be 10 - 3 blanks after the C not 2!!!

[Tilly2]

Are you getting anywhere with this, jo?

[scorpiojo]

Well...scarlatina is a disease...

[scorpiojo]

Agma is the phonetic symbol for ng..final sound of swearing/shouting

[mra1]

If that is right can you have AGMA as opposed to AGMS?

[scorpiojo]

Scar = disfigure, but can't parse latina

[Tilly2]

scar...disfigure
old actor....?

[Tilly2]

I think jo has cracked it, mra. Too difficult for me. :-)

[scorpiojo]

..I'm hoping Mamya, Maj or Bibb can help...

[Mamyalynne]

Sat looking in and eating dins and can't see it Jo.

[scorpiojo]

*speech sound, not symbol

[mra1]

Realised after your contributions that it is AGMA - sound of sweari(ng) & shouti(ng) Scarlatina is therefore correct and now leaves me with ?A?B?R for 21 down - not having much luck there either!!! Thanks very much everyone!

[mra1]

got it (I think) JAMBER? (a leg greave in armour) Get the predicament (Jam) but not the stand bit!

[scorpiojo]

Bear - stand minus a

[Neveracrossword]

Bear = stand, 'shedding a' - lose the 'a', so 'ber'.