saturday times 24975

[bluemanx3]

10a Performers promise, having borded ship, to join revellers (5,10)s-o-d -w-l---e-s
14d Newcomer to family set out for upper area of plain (4-6) -t-p -a-e-t(parent?)

[patsyjmdc]

SWORD SWALLOWERS
STEP PARENT

Can you help with 24 down and 27 across perchance?

[boxtops]

14 STEP PARENT ?

[cupid04]

sword swallowers

[boxtops]

what's the clues for the ones you need, patsy?

[Nical]

27 Sudoku

[patsyjmdc]

Eat very little cream (4) ?I??

Luck, not drugs, regularly required in return game (6)
S?D???

Thanks

[bluemanx3]

24a pick

[Lie-in King]

Sudoku - regular letters, returned, in 'lUcK nOt DrUgS'

[patsyjmdc]

Thanks guys n- have a good weekend

[PDW1964]

I assumed it is step parent but could not get the word play. Can anyone help please?

[headscratcha]

Newcomer to family = step-parent; set out = step; 'parent' is UPPER plain (trans PARENT)