last ones - rather obtuse clues in here...or else it's me can anyone help with the wordplay? 11 dn Flower vacated bed R?s? - must be ROSE but why?? 17ac Politician put on summer wear for a little...
26 ac
Mary Mccarthy associated them with novel (5)
I?L?s
It should surely be IDEAS but the middle letter must be L to fit the essyaist - so is it ISLES?...
37 ac
A trait passed down the generations - clamouring for attention? (4)
Looks like it should be GENE - but why? How does the second part of the clue work?...
25 ac
last one...
Ultimate yen to capture revolutionary through lack of experience (7)
N?I?E?Y
it has to be NAIVELY or NAIVETY but I can't see which from the wordplay...
23 dn
Determined to succeed without any daughters droping in Dunfermline. (5)
O?R?E
This has to be OURIE/OORIE or OWRIE but whicha and why? I tend towards the first DOUR / Determined......