Hi stuck on quite a few hope you can help 1d vindicated, validated (9) no letters 7d contests, tournaments (13) no letters 16d and 2d (is Venice) has one every winter (8) no letters 6a open savoury...
17 across factual tv pogramme N?L?C?S? and is 9 across sacred cow the clue is thing that cant be challenged 6 and 3 stuck on them for ages many thanks in advance