Sunday Times Prize Crossword 4836 Sunday February 3Rd 2019

[Mikejas]

8d Constant part of family(3) K?N (Must be KEN but why?)
23d Fear the sound of a blade (3) A?E (Probably AWE but I can't work it out.)
It's always the little ones!

[JimF]

8d Kin. K=constant (Kelvin), part of = "in"

[Sam1960]

kin ?

[Captain2]

K-in

[cashier]

8 Kin

[ubasses]

sounds like oar

[JimF]

23d Awe sounds like "oar", if you speak Estuary English.

[Captain2]

Really? Not in Lancs it don't. ;0)))

[elliemay1]

Not in N.I either!

[Togo]

Sounds like *** up there Capito? (^_*)

[elliemay1]

^ Hate qns like that!

[Togo]

**** w.H.o R. e

[Captain2]

@ Togo ;0))))

[klazomaniac]

Dialect issues again. But 'Awe' does sound like 'Oar' where I come from.

[Mikejas]

Thanks everyone. I used to think it was only we Scooots had trouble with these sort of clues but I can see. it causes problems elsewhere.
Mind you, a few weeks ago I had difficulty distinguishing between ID and 1D. Eyesight ruining my crosswording!