Spectator N0 2573 ( Cheesecracker )

[Matakari]

Good morning, Cheesecracker looks interesting, but a bit challenging too. A novel approach in the place of a preamble. Answers would be appreciated for the following, thank you!
ACROSS:
20 Severity when ditching mum’s gear (7): ??A????
24 Perhaps Washington satisfied with just having left out minutes (7): ?E?????
33 Old architect initially bought retail supply (7): A??EE??
DOWN:
12 Fresh appraisals about fools on ship holding hands on time (13) : ???????????TS
13 That’s awful, stopping British dance artist (8) : ?R??????
30 Spells of headless zombies on the move (6) : ???I??
36 Clear day sees United demoted (4) : ?H??

[bobbinwales]

12 reassessments?

[bobbinwales]

re asses S(men t )S

[LancastrianOik]

20A Think of a synonym for "severity" and remove a letter- the answer is apparatus used with horses.

24A "Hoover' is another example of the answer.

33A A classical architect- the answer is an anagram of "retail" plus "B".

13D A short word used to express disgust inserted in a four letter word for a dance, after an abbreviation for British.
30D Shorten "zombies", then solve the anagram for a type of African witchcraft/religion.
36D A common abbreviation for a day of the week, and move the "U" for "united".

[FreyaBee]

20. The A is in the wrong place
33 the second E is wrong

[bobbinwales]

36 I can see THUR becomes THRU but cant see how that gives a word for clear

[LancastrianOik]

36D is in "Chambers", bobbinwales. It's a synonym for "clear".

[bobbinwales]

Thanks LancastrianOik... didnt know that. Like Matakari am abit of a novice on these cryptics

[Neveracrossword]

Bobbinwales, I think you do really well for a novice!
PS I don't think Matakari could be classed as a novice - we've been helping him for over 13 years.

[greyfox]

Never short of a patronising comment about Matakari are you NAC?

[FreyaBee]

There was no need for the NACW comment on Matakari

[Neveracrossword]

Bobbinwales, for clarity...I really like seeing others taking to, enjoying, solving new puzzles- the more the merrier!

[Matakari]

Many thanks for the comprehenesive parsing, LancastrianOik and bobbinewales!

[johnpiper]

I am stuck on another set of clues.
15d Fleshy lad turned up in charge (7)
18a Dread being tense after fringe being cut by bishop (5)

[hankir]

johnpiper:
Charge is a 4 letter word beginning with C. Lad is a family member going up. Fleshy is the def.
18 is A new general sales tax. I do not know how it parses. Dread is the def.

I am stuck on 8d, 11d, 27d.

[novalis]

4 letter word for charge round reversed 3 letter word for male offspring
German word for mental dread = American word for hair fringe minus B for bishop + T for tense

[novalis]

8 d - usual abbreviation for long + 1 in cards
11d - fan of famous German composer of operas
27d - lug is definition and is slang for part of the body.

[hankir]

I now have 8d and 11d.
Crossers give me 27d but the answer does not make sense.

Lug wife away from fashion – difficult situation (3-4)
I have Ear-?or?

[novalis]

Second R should be L.

[bobbinwales]

Ear worm fits. Bur....

[bobbinwales]

OK so got it now ...hole