22d Slender non-stinging insect that lives and dies around waterways and whose wings fold when at rest (9) --m-e---y 21a Liqueur that originally contained the hallucinogen absinthe before it was banned from 1915-2008 (6) -e-n-- Sorry to those who have asked and responded I am unable to check beyond 5pm 9th May, thanks.
I am also surprised about the length of ban on Pernod - I recall drinking it in the seventies, also a lethal cocktail of Pernod, Bacardi, orange juice and lemonade, quite potent I remember :)