Guardian 24349 Paul

[Mampara]

Just come off the night shift and would like help with the long ones before I have to go to bed.
3dn Why pills might taste funny (8.2.3.4.8)

15dn Twenty-four oarsmen, two (?) hours- patience is a virtue (4.3.3.5.2.1.3)

24ac Men suffering about son's unrealistic dreams(7.2.5.)

29ac This describes unidirectionally, that's for sure (2,3,4,5,2)

Thank you for any help

[kayakamina]

3d Laughter is the best medicine

[kayakamina]

24a Castles in (S) pain

[kayakamina]

29a No two ways about it

[kayakamina]

15d This could be Rome was not built in a day.

It looks like an anagram of 'twenty four oarsmen +
can you check the clue again and advise if the' two ?' is correct

Hope this helps K

[Mampara]

Thanks so much k

Could i ask for your help with
20ac God cuts tail from cuckoo and frog in half (5) first letter M

10ac blue river taken to extremes (5) a***e

7dn an underwater bridge? (8) ***p*a**

ta again x

[amalgam]

15d Rome was not built in a day. i.e. anagram of oarsmen two plus "built" in twenty four hours = a day.

[kayakamina]

20a Maker - God....Ma (d) (tail from cuckoo) Ker (mit) half of frog.

10a Azure - Blue.....Ure (river) on AZ (extremes)

7d Humpback - underwater (whale) & humpback Bridge.