Toughie

[E3EJH]

Tough this morning
4d. So as to preserve name fashion store cuts blab about film (5,2,1,7)
17a. Last up to welcome learner is husband well impressed (4-11)

[dannyk13]

4d.Notes on a scandal
17a.Long established
I'm struggling to day, have you got 9a.?

[E3EJH]

Thanks
Not got 9 yet either

[dannyk13]

let me know if you get it please.

[sedge47]

9a is co-optation (o=duck, con= hoax containing [s]O[u]P and [Jacques] TATI)

[E3EJH]

Have you got 11 and 2 down. And 25a and 24d

[sedge47]

11/2 Falling Off a log
25/24 Candy from a baby

[E3EJH]

Thank you

[sedge47]

11/2 is FOG containing ALL IN (exhausted), last letter of (flaggin)G and OFFAL (refuse)
25/24 is an anagram of FOR MANY A BBC DAY

[E3EJH]

All finished now but my brain hurts

[dannyk13]

Still stuck on 14d & 16a

[E3EJH]

I have
14 sapient 16 Satori Hope thats right

[dannyk13]

Ej. I have ant as the last three letters in 14d for soldier.

[sedge47]

16a Satori - S(cientific) + AT OR I (choice of 2 elements (Astatine or Iodine) from group VII of the periodic table
24d Sapient - S(ing) + PIE (something simple) inside ANT (soldier)

[E3EJH]

I Must have gone wrong somewhere then

[dannyk13]

Thank you Sedge,all done, now for a lie down I think.

[E3EJH]

Gosh it must have been tough today

[dannyk13]

It was EJ.