17d. It's trivial and irritating when it also turns up within cast. (8) _ O _ T _ I _ G. Could it be 'Soothing' or 'Loathing' or perhaps some of the letters I already have are incorrect.
Help appreciated please: 8a Was his book banned because he wrote about a bird in frilly finery (8) --w---c-
6a Could it turn a neurotic to drink? (9) --i---e--