Guardian Genius 197

[JJ109]

There is a special instruction "ll vwls hv bn rmvd frm bth cls nd sltns"
Just got the bottom right corner left now, apart from 18a.

18a Bld r cn n bgnnng t vrpwr s (3) D _ S
bld can be blade, boiled, bailed, baled, bleed, build, blood abled belied or many other words
Therefore "bld or cn n beginning to overpower us"

Then to help me with the bottom corner
20d rqst t rtrn t th stg lft bhnd brkn cn cntnng prn? qt th rvrs (4,3)

Many thanks

[JJ109]

oops I copied 18a incorrectly - my apologies
Bld r cn n cr bgnnng tvrpwr s

I missed out the "cr"

[JJ109]

Now I can't type!
Bld r cn n cr bgnnng t vrpwr s

[iminoz]

Hi JJ, I think....
18a. Audacious
Bold air con in car beginning to overpower us

20a. Curtain call
Request to return to the stage left behind broken can containing prune? Quite the reverse!

[JJ109]

Many thanks Iminoz - I couldn't get encore out of my mind for the second one, but couldn't get anything to go with it.

I agree with you, those both parse very well. Many thanks once again!

[JJ109]

Many thanks Iminoz, Professor Maisie. NAC, ScorpioJo and others. I have actually managed to finish this puzzle at last.

Many thanks Hamish Soup, if you are reading this. It really was an excellent puzzle!

[HamishSoup]

you are very welcome

[HamishSoup]

Ah, rich text removed, which makes me look terse. You are very welcome! (Takes bow)