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[May-bell-09]

Help! I thought 18a Unconditional, like liberty horses(9)
was unbridled, BUT does not fit with 4d which I have as Dashboard. Also stuck on 8d. Tense? Things will,apparently, never get better (7,7).
Many thanks

[pbeach]

present perfect?

[slaney]

8d Present perfect

[slaney]

..and could you give the clue for 4d.

[canariesfan]

I have the answer as RIDERLESS

Liberty horses are circus horses? A Rider is a clause put into a legal contract as a condition, hence unconditional.

Can anyone help me with my last two, please? 17 down- "Soft-skinned fish largely gutted with old Maori weapon" (??o?e?i ) 7 letters
and for 22 down, I have NASTY as the answer to "No way in-that's bad"--but it seems wrong because it's too simple and obvious. Anyone explain for me please?
Many Thanks

[kayakamina]

17d L(argel)Y O MERI

[kayakamina]

Na st y.....Nay =no...St (street/way)

[canariesfan]

Thanks for that Kayakamina, I had found a Maori weapon called a "Mere" but not a "Meri".
I have just grasped the sense of 22 down too!! Must have been thick at the time!!