Everyman 3855

[VivianD]

three stuck ons today
24a woman in power once, aEuropean, the old throwback in the news -n--/---e--
3d selection of dishes of bland Greek character, pungency repressed t---i-g/-e-o
12d a hot suave libertine is enticing to begin with somewhere in France I've got Haute, I think but "massif" doesn't fit. Is "haute" right?

[Toorak]

Anne Boleyn
Tasting menu
Haute savoie

[JJ109]

Anne Boleyn
Tasting Menu
haue Savoie

[VivianD]

many thanks, i think i may be able to finish it now....

[Cryptomaniac]

Could anyone please parse the 24 ac clue. I got the solution through YE LOB ('the old throwback') but struggled to make much sense of the rest of the clue. TIA.

[Lie-in King]

Anne Boleyn - 'a' + 'E(uropean)' + 'ye (old "the") lob' (back) (all in) 'n(ew x3; news)'