Messenger 811

[Bernie]

12d.Crazy relatives might slip on it. (6,4)?a???? ?k??
13d.Ended period inside on different date(10)?e?????t??
18d.Cut more expensive sharing of spoils(5,2) no letters
8d. Swear the fool always had a meal (10)a???u?r???
24a. Always including wrong mark on the outside (8)no letters
Many thanks.
Finding it extremely difficult this month

[scorpiojo]

12 Banana..s kin

[scorpiojo]

13 Term in ated (anag date)

[scorpiojo]

8 Ass ever ate

[scorpiojo]

24 E x ternal

[scorpiojo]

18 divvy up?

[scorpiojo]

...or carve?

[Bernie]

Brilliant answers scorpio.
26a. Clue Leaf cutter (10)i put in guillotine. Any ideas?
If External is right it won't fit in with divvy up(18d)
Many thanks

[fiction-factory]

would carve up fit?

[fiction-factory]

guillotine may be okay- leaf of paper

[Bernie]

If guillotine is right 18d would end in "i" Carve ?i

[Mamyalynne]

Paperknife ?

[Bernie]

Paper knife word help.
Your ideas on the following (all coming in to paper knife)
21d.nearly new part of diet (4) I put bran?
22d apart of a leg of beef (4)I put calf

[Captain2]

22d Shin?

[Captain2]

Bran(d)(new) looks good

[Bernie]

Last one
20a. Colourful factory? (10)?a?n?w?r??
Many thanks.
Paintworks just occurred to me??

[Captain2]

Looks good Bernie

[Bernie]

Last one
20a. Colourful factory? (10)?a?n?w?r??
Many thanks.
Paintworks just occurred to me??
Many thanks to everyone for your help

[poorclare]

26a Leaf-cutter ~~ Paperknife (Paper Knife) it fits in with 17d DewdroP 18d Carve uP 19d VisitoR 21d BraN & 22d calF