Sunday Mail (Scottish)

[poorclare]

17d I'm taking peas or beans, for example - it's a sudden desire (7) I?y?l?e.
I am getting the I from 16a No movement in a whisky apparatus (5) still

Thanking you

[Neveracrossword]

17 Impulse, sudden desire. I'm Pulse (peas and beans are pulses).

[elliemay1]

impulse

[elliemay1]

Which clue gave you the Y?

[Flonska]

17d Impulse (i'm + pulse)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legume

[poorclare]

the Y is/was from 21a Takes a sly look at Samuel the famous diarist, we hear (5)
I thought that was Pepys ? um looking at that again I expect that answer there must actually be Peeps (sounds like Pepys)

Thank you my friends

[elliemay1]

Yes, peeps looks correct

[Mamyalynne]

Yes - a sounds like.

[Neveracrossword]

Poorclare, glad I could help.