Daily Mail Tuesday

[ozzy1]

6a Former author's English tale? Claim's based on it (7,7)
1d Journos did it after address, avoiding quotations (8,6)

In a bid to get going. After staring at this for what seems like hours have only been able to work out a couple today. Head is obviously not in cryptic mode!

Thanks in advance.

[ceilog]

expense account and reported speech

[Curve]

6a, expence account - still havent figured our 1d.

[mastro]

I Have provisionally for 6a EXPENSE ACCOUNT and 7d REPORTED SPEECH
Mastro

[carmalee]

I'd got both those but have a complete block on 22a - give up, say, smaller amount such as some grapes. (8)

[carmalee]

just got it - cedeless yea?

[mojay]

seedless

[ozzy1]

Many thanks to you all - hopefully I might be able to get going now!

[carmalee]

thanks mojay - still got it wrong didn't I? but at least I was on the right track.

[mojay]

hehe yes but we all have to keep trying eh? :-)