1ac. Fool on a ship:"I... ?e?s. 9ac. Baal, the content deity. ?t?e?a( thought Athena but dont know how) 15ac. Animals on hand (rats) Ro?t?r?. many thanks in advance.
1ac is MESS, ME (I) + SS (ship) and fool is a kind of mess (prepared food).
9c Athena us goddess of wisdom (ets etc) favourite of Zues, A + THEN + A is contents of BAAL.
15ac is R (hand) + OTTERS (animals) = rats
Most of the clues were not too bad this week but some are shocking!!