Tls 1566

[Tiago]

1ac Mostly outstanding Bill, or Tom's OK parent? 2,4

I have M-  - - A-

(a number of very contorted clues in this one)

[roslyn251254]

ma jago.... majo(r){outstanding} + ad(bill)

[roslyn251254]

sorry ma joad!

[Tiago]

Thank you.

Another couple of laboured clues

18ac Hunting features in this manual Macaulalay finally put out about the French 7,5

8d Fielding was thus in trimmed whites, in some spots 6

2d A modern Clarissa's possible rival had quiet attractiveness initially welcomed by Gerald 3,5

 

[Lie-in King]

18a Handley Cross - 'hand (manual) (Macaula)y (finally) cross (put out)' (about) 'le' (Fr. "the")
8d Rakish - 'ki(t)' (trimmed whites; cricket, in) 'rash' (some spots)
2d Jed Parry - '(ha)d p(iano; quiet) a(ttractiveness; initially)' (all in) 'Jerry' (Gerald)

[Lie-in King]

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/940897.Handley_Cross

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enduring_Love - Para 2