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[Jaimsieboy]

1. Down - Not in favour of being a model after work (8) O?p?s???
13 Across - Insignificant person making the solving of a murder very difficult !
(6) ????d?
17 Across - They detect the regularities of beatings (12) ???t?o?c????
12 Down - Negotiate a rise for a second time and end cares, maybe (12)
?a???e?d
14 Down - One bird pecked another bird (7) ????e?n

[fiction-factory]

I can see a case for both Athens and Athena. Now I'm not so sure

[Jaimsieboy]

12 Down (Update) Negotiate a rise for a second time and end cares (8)
?s?s?e?d

[Captain2]

I might regret this, but where does the first 'S' come from?

[Davemano]

Infers Athens comes to a different end- for the goddess, so change the S for the A.

[fiction-factory]

So reascend doesn't fit?

[fiction-factory]

Does it need to be Athene then?

[Captain2]

Nice one FF - you have it :)

[fiction-factory]

Thanks, Captain2

[Jaimsieboy]

12 Down - (If 15 Across is Athens then the "s" from it would give the letters)
?s?s?e?d

[Captain2]

Jaimsie - It pays to check your answer before posting I would say. FF has it.

[fiction-factory]

I think there's s'a time lag here. ATHENE and REASCEND

[Jaimsieboy]

Fiction Factory - For 12 Down to be REASCEND (which I think it is) then 15 Across would need to be ATHENE

[Captain2]

Thuddddddd! to quote an ex ABer ;0)))

[Davemano]

The goddess can be worded with an A or an E at the end.

[Jaimsieboy]

El Finto, thanks to everybody for the contributions...J/Boy

[lolster4257]

1.opposing
13.nobody
17.stethoscope
14. bittern

[fiction-factory]

You missed 12d out, lolster4247- reascend