firstly, not impressed with today's crossword, too many occurances of "the" anyway, 28a, 'something regarded as particularly good' 3,4 - - e - (a/o) - s and 11a, prefix meaning straight, rectangular...
31a=Last Holy Roman Emperor who also reigned as king of Hungary i.e. Francis II so the S in Francis is the last letter in the following clue 23d Members of British peerage between marquess and...
help my brains give up on the final 2 answers.....article of clothing --r-e-t... informal term for one who talks in avoluble manner about unimportant matters.......many thanks...