Daily Telegraph Toughie Wednesday September 25Th 2013

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1dn Figure with pot or empty dish held by comic partner of Lou C (6) b?????
2dn Man cooking up wild things kneads duff (6) s?????
5ac Minor eminence in report of brave hardship when losing out (6) ???f?t
25ac Drug trifle over sports energy drinks (6) p?????
26ac Austrian psychiatrist drops distributor (8) ?s?e????

[bibblebub]

1d) BUDDHA = d(is)h inside 'bud a'

Bud Abbott was the comedy partner of Lou Costello

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2d) SENDAK = anagram of ;kneads'

Maurice Sendak wrote Where The Wild Things Are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Sendak

[dannyk13]

2d.Sungat
5a.Tuffet
25a.Peyote
26a.Aspergen

[dannyk13]

Sorry excuse typo on 2d Bibblebub is correct.

[bibblebub]

26a) Asperger - double definition

[dannyk13]

Catsrcool, ignore my postings today, am having too many senior moments.

[catsrcool]

Thanks everyone.
Struggling today my turn for a senior moment or two:)
17dn Show excellence in leg meat to dine on (5,2) s?i?? ?t
23 The girl keeps one of a pair in heels, assuming she's too young to have calves (6) h?i???

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shine at (shin eat)

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heifer?

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Forget that

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Maybe Heifer is right- the definition works.
I can see the HER + if + e (one of two Es in Heels)

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HE (IF E) R

[catsrcool]

Thanks all