23d. snakes going down, though 50 would start them up. 6 letters. - - d - - - . I thought it might be ladder but that will mean that marry is incorrect.
19d. if the answer is hard upon that means that 25a. is not tanker. the question is Put a tiger in this tank - - - or along those lines.
1d. Pound for pound its sound - as £sd signified2 5 letter words - o - i - money