17a Succeeded breaking into Russian city oil centre (5) t-l-n. Only just got round to doing this crossword! Many thanks. Sedge47 tells me the answer is Tul s a. Could you possibly explain why, please?...
17d Man's about to regret becoming a ballet dancer (7) 26a Man uprooted tree going round small enclosure (7) 16d Pale yellow spot on sweet (5-4) 18d Reshape remainder you once left inside (7) 20d...
2d Revolutionary Ronald against including striped hand (7) 24a Think of past mercies in convertiible (9) 15d Gold vehicle in song about coniferous tree (9)