Mephisto

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

The SE corner......
25a. What gets diner going during feasts? Gongs (6) M---L-.
28a. Is wee boat for Sturgeon or any one like her? (4) --O-.
31a. Fine Asian beast cutting credit of a nurserywoman? F--RIST--.
19d. Australian forward previously, promoting last in buff(7, two words) AON-F-R.
20d. Rude setters from Nebraska ousting last of the cattle (7) N---E--.
23d. Classroom objects to study mostly-trouble rising (6) R--L--.
26d. Landed and ran like hell with head dropped (5) --R--.

So......I got almost eighty per cent of this all on my own......where are the plums?

[roslyn251254]

25a me d als
28a scot (a small boat)
31a f loris tic(k)
20d nesters N + settlers without LE (last of cattle) anagrammed
23d realia
26d acred

[bookbinder]

25a medals

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

If 'Nesters' is right.....'Acred' is wrong.....'acres' maybe?

[roslyn251254]

nesters and acred are both down clues ... they don't cross?

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

Roselyn......I stand corrected.......sussed that a second ago.......19d and 33a are annoying me......

[scorpiojo]

A one for
Aedes

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

Thanks Scorpio......saw 'a one for'.....thats 3 words though......anyway......sorted......thanks again......Roselyn too......

[CrikeyMoses]

Above parsing of NESTERS is wrong, I think.
Def: Rude settlers. Wordplay: NE (Nebraska) + STEERS (cattle) ousting E (last of the).

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

Crikey......thank you.......

[scorpiojo]

I've been told on the other site that 19d is given as three words online.

[Gung-Ho-Joe]

Ah......right......thanks Scorpio.......it's given as two in the paper.......