Observer Azed 2050 Sunday September 11th 2011

[gordonia]

I would appreciate some help with these clues please. Thank you.
11 across- Dye, cobalt,seeped inside a great deal(8)????R???
13 across- Clothes,old-Victorian rubbish(5)?A???
15 across Subtropical fruit,less OK,chef served after syrupy cake(6)
18 across- Violet(American) tends Rod,poorly,in gripof fever (12,apostrophe)
20 across- Sconce for one retiring from dictionary work?(12)????????????

[sandyRoe]

20 chamberstick

[bibblebub]

18a ADDERS-TONGUE = anagram of tends+rod, inside AGUE

[kayakamina]

11a colorant

13 garbo

15a babaco

[ichkeria]

Chamberstick?
How does that work (I'm sure it's right)?

[sandyRoe]

a sconce is a candlestick. dictionary...Chambers + tick(not sure about that) and when retiring to their beds people used to light their way with a chamberstick

[dr b]

dictionary + work = Chambers + tick (" to work, be operated").

[gordonia]

Many thanks sandy roe,bibblebub,K,ichkeria,and dr b. :-))

[ichkeria]

Thanks (I was actually no help :-) )