If I have worked out the preamble correctly ...... Lapdog's first to steal ham CH?U?B Affected sort against twirling in fur CINN?C? plus 14a Setter apparently to be on the safe side producing arab... ...
Last 3 hopefully 15a Coarse fellow, Henry or Bill in poetry (4) HO?H 23a Catch that is supplied with locks for Edmund (6) ?EA?IE (presumably a Spenser word) 7d Modern trendy, joker in Rhine heading... ...
Last 3 I hope! 33a The old mount special area, heart turning over (4) S?IE 9a Clan group turned up behind Scots manor? (4) HA?? 4d Old animal's bolthole, opening for escape in frenzy (5) M?SE? The 4th... ...
Fg crossword 1229 , 13 ac , Strangely befitting not good or fit essentially when stung by 9 acrosses. 3-6, F-Y ?I?I?N, 9 ac is insect. Thanks in advance
8d Shrove Tuesday being after Lent (7) It is a thematic answer and the real answer has to be jumbled before insertion. All that I can tell you is that 6 of the 7 letters are ASSNTE + one other Is... ...
17d Papal office uttérly deep, reportedly?(4,3) Second word may be 'see'. 1d Tragically, ape isn't living (7)??P?E??. 19d Bond taking drink after hit(7)R?p?o??.