daily express crusader monday

[pega]

 would be grateful for help

1a. cook gets increased salary after initial BBQ  6 b?????

18a l call 'pie to go' working on a kind of map  12

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17d cad finds bishop less heavy  8 ???p?e??

16d rouse to perform Evita badly 8 ???r?s??

2d pam eager to swim in the current 8 ??p?r?r?

is 5d. ecuador.

thanks a lot

[kosoro]

2d amperage...anagram of pam eager

[kosoro]

18a geopolitical

[kosoro]

1a braise

[fergol]

1a. braise

18a. geopolitical

2d. amperage.

5d. ecuador.

16d. activate.

17d. blighter

fergol

[kosoro]

16d overused

[kosoro]

 I,ll go with your Activate fergol .... I was going by the letters provided.... Cheers