Herald 2

[dave1948]

1d First among men after Livingstone in an African country (4)
?A?I

8a Middle Eastern chap the first among Hittites to see the Jordan valley (6)
A?A?A?

23a Secretary to Hezekiah new queen adopted (6)
S???N?

[ladyalex]

I'll try, Dave1948
:-))

[dannyk13]

17d.Thanet Thane(clan leader) + t(time)

[dave1948]

17d is Thanet

17a is
T?E?

[scorpiojo]

T r e k...last letters in clue read backwards

[scorpiojo]

bacK somE otheR loT

[ladyalex]

17d Thanet Thane + t(ime)

[dave1948]

17d Trek ?

[scorpiojo]

Look up, Dave :)

[dave1948]

Thank you Danny and Jo yet again.

You have done it all. Yu all invited round for tea in thanks !

[scorpiojo]

Will there be cake?

[ladyalex]

If there's cake, can I come too, even though I didn't help much ?

[dannyk13]

Have mine Alex,I don't eat cakes

[dave1948]

Yes Jo cake and crumpet (as I won some from Yorkshire Tea) But there's only one piece each

[dave1948]

Danny It is a condition that you have cake.

[scorpiojo]

One piece each ?

Are you in Yorkshire, Dave? ;o)

[ladyalex]

Dannyk you are a gentleman.

[dave1948]

Dannyk is a real gentleman. As for the cake Jo it was provided by Yorkshire Tea as a prize. I am not far from Yorkshire and am a Yorkshireman born and bred which is why I am so mean with my cake !

[scorpiojo]

:o))

[dannyk13]

Didn't know you were a fellow Tyke Dave.

[dave1948]

Born and bred in Goole Schooled for my many sins in Hull (from 11)