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[DannytheRed]

Stuck on south-east corner of Saturday's i cryptic. Would appreciate help.
26a Stroke iron that encircles cylinder containing pen (9) I have only ??E?S???E
28a Game to follow fashionable crowd in town (9) I have only ??N?R???E
15d No fool, involving academic in reinvesting income (3-6) I have N?N-?R????

[dannyk13]

26a.Freestyle
28a.Tonbridge

[sandyRoe]

non profit

[DannytheRed]

Many thanks, DannyK and SandyRoe. And I have found FilbertFox's earlier parsing of FREESTYLE. But why TON for fashionable crowd in TONBRIDGE?

[dannyk13]

"The ton" is a term commonly used to refer to Britain's high society during the late ... "fashionable people" or "fashionable society

[MargoTester]

The 'ton' were the upper 10000 in Regency days

[DannytheRed]

Thanks, DannyK and Margo Tester. You must either be older than me or members of that elite!
Pushing my luck now, but I am also stumped by 3a, Novelist - this writer's lines to encapsulate irritation (8) where I have M?T?H?L?. I can see ITCH for irritation, and I suppose 'this writer's lines' could be MY something, but can get no further.

[MargoTester]

Mitchell

[sandyRoe]

Mitchell (gone with the wind fame)

[dannyk13]

Mitchell - itch (irritation) inside me(writer) + ll(lines

[MargoTester]

Margaret Mitchell wrote Gone with the Wind

[DannytheRed]

Thank you both again. I will leave you in peace, until the next time.

[MargoTester]

Dannythered - I'm older that almost everybody! The 'ton' reference comes from reading Georgette Heyer's Regency novels.

[dannyk13]

Always glad to help.

[dannyk13]

Margo, th'art nobbut a young un.

[MargoTester]

But I'll be catching you up next week Danny(k) made me laugh though x

[dannyk13]

Margo, shouldn't ask but surely you are a long way from 83?

[MargoTester]

All I will say is unlucky for some ;-)

[dannyk13]

ah.:-)

[DannytheRed]

What have I started? Apologies for my ageism.

[dannyk13]

None necessary Danny