Spirit in amusing prelude to announcement of winner (4,4) We have D _ U _ , R _ L _. Looks like an anagram of 'prelude' and S, but can't get it. TIA :)
14D) Explosive in large container carried by express mostly (8).
I have L _ L _ A _ _ _. The first 'L' may be wrong - not convinced 'Rambled' is correct. TIA :)...