Tls 1144

[banksia]

Difficulty in the bottom right-hand corner. 23a Ludwig van fan having beer with Queen around ten. (9) I have ????A?D??
18d Rabid socialist dumps first two right-leaning characters.(7) I have I???I?S
26a Takes back covers publisher filled with atomic reptiles (7) I have ??I?A??
All help appreciated.

[dannyk13]

18d.Italics

[scorpiojo]

23 Ale X and ER

[emeritus]

18d Italics ?

[Mamyalynne]

26 Taipans

[dannyk13]

Lynne, I can see the parse but don't understand the connection to Ludwig van who I took to be Beethoven?

[Mamyalynne]

re 23 - It's a week old now.......

erm

Alexander Ludwig, actor ?

[dannyk13]

Ta, must admit I have never heard of him.

[Mamyalynne]

Maybe Jo knows, she answered it?

[scorpiojo]

?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)

[Mamyalynne]

That's it, light has come one - a week is an age in crosswording.

Ta

[scorpiojo]

:)

[banksia]

Many thanks! As I don't live in GB, I get my TLS a week later than all of you, hence the tardiness.....