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[mra1]

stuck on last 2 - Your Miltonic hell suggesting Dionysus' followers ?H?AD?S and 26 (Trojan) is a brave person in, that is , American setting I?I?N?U?S

[dannyk13]

Thyades

[elliemay1]

2 answered earlier by L-I-K as Thy ades

[mra1]

Thank you both for the first one - any ideas regarding the second?

[Mamyalynne]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilioneus

[Mamyalynne]

25 [ 26 (Trojan)] elder is a brave person in, that is , American setting (8)

[elliemay1]

Well done mamyalynne!

[elliemay1]

I lion E us

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks for the answer and the parsing, mamya, I'd been mulling this one over and got nowhere.

[Mamyalynne]

mra showed 9 letters which may have thrown you.

[mra1]

sorry folks - just back on the site - got unexpected visitors. b Sorry about the extra letter - tI am having a lot of trouble with letters freezing, not appearing and apparently chucking the odd extra one in. Very many thanks for everyone's help!!