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[dave1948]

15a Two girls, one Welsh-sounding come here to find Jonathan in the end (4-4)
?E?H-????
Beth?

20d Cornish hog, no starter, takes on swill (4)
S?I?

14d Easterners of old put a chap down (8)
E?A????

[dave1948]

Thank you Danny

Unfortunately that puts Jo's beth-aven out

I think it is Hussar not Huzzah making 15a:
?E?H-?H?N

[dannyk13]

14d.Elamites

[scorpiojo]

First paragraph, line 8

http://biblehub.com/topical/b/beth-shan.htm

[scorpiojo]

Look up, Dave ^^^^

[ladyalex]

But where does Jonathan come into it?

[ladyalex]

How does Elamites work, Dannyk13 ?

I'm not trying to be awkward, I really like to sse the parsing of the clues so I can try to get better at cryptics.

[scorpiojo]

..in my link @ 15.58

[dave1948]

Thank you Jo. Also I think Elamites is right so a bjg thanks once more to Dannyk

[ladyalex]

Thanks, scorpiojo.
Should have read it properly.....story of my life

[scorpiojo]

You're welcome :)

For 14d?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elam#Women_in_Elam

[dave1948]

Thank you Lady Alex and as for the story of your life I certainly fail to look at lots of things and so can't see the wood for the trees You have been very helpful !

[scorpiojo]

I shouldn't have BA for an incorrect answer, Dave..

[ladyalex]

Thanks again, scorpiojo.....this was one cracker of a crossword.

[scorpiojo]

Yep ;o))