Spectator 2466

[johnpiper]

Wow. What an odd crossword. Just a few left. Any help greatfully teceived.

Miry chief washes kit (5) SH?I ?
Godivas got clothes (5) ?O??S
Can puritans strip? (5) unri?
Applause Alec takes E?L??
Bread fair maid are (5) ?IR?M
Bream surpasses salmon (4) ?ASU

[Neveracrossword]

2 Togas
3 Unrip
4 Eclat
Diram (bread, money
Masu

Those are all thematic, scrambled.

[JJ109]

Presumably the top one is sheik ????

[johnpiper]

Thank you
I forgot 2 others
King daily on throne (4) GA?I
Wear a space helmet {4}?rea
Area?

[Neveracrossword]

1. Shtik, scrambled in clue.

[Neveracrossword]

Gadi
Area

[ProfessorMaisie]

No 't' for SHtIK ? (the anagram could make JJ109's SHEIK).

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, PM - Sheik is better (ie correct!)