9a - Lay, secular R_I_A_ (6 letters) 15d - Relating to the ear (and its diseases) O_O_O_I_ _ _ _ (10 letters) 8d Rural resident considered by city dwellers to have unsophisticated manners (7,6) 24a Strength, resource (5 letters) starts with A, ends with T 27a Described, told (8 letters) _ _ R _ _ _ E _