Herald

[dave1948]

22a He bowls in the main English and French styles (6)
S?????

8d Ann is sent down in absentia; she was judged by Daniel in place of Esther (4)
?U??

4d Book of the NT having no ending and without a heading beside one of the OT (6)
?U?I?H
Judith but if so why ?

[scorpiojo]

22 Sea Mer

[cupid04]

8] Ruth?

[dave1948]

I can see seamer but not Ruth

[JJ109]

4d Judith
Book of the NT = JUDE, having no ending = JUD
= WITH (out a heading) = ITH
"probably"
One of the old testament = Judith

[dave1948]

Thank you JJ

9a is now
?U?A

[ladyalex]

4d Susa?
It is associated with oth Daniel and Esther, but other than that I cannot parse it.

:-(

[dannyk13]

Esther of Juda(Judah)

[scorpiojo]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_(Book_of_Daniel)

[dannyk13]

http://www.keyway.ca/htm2003/20030629.htm

[Captain2]

Agree with LadyA and Jo

Take 'Ann' out of (in absentia) Susanna

[ladyalex]

So Susanna without Ann gives Susa ?

What a hard crossword!

[Captain2]

Susanna is a book in Daniel and Esther is from Susa

[dannyk13]

Ignore my post. I can see Sus(ann)a

[dave1948]

Thank you LadyAlex.

Another 2
16d Music is improvised here under difficult circumstances (2,1,3)
I? ? ?A?
In a bar ?

20d US army is appropriate for the last clue (4)
??E?
Amen

[dannyk13]

16d,In a jam(session)

[scorpiojo]

A(merican) men (army)

[Captain2]

20 Yes Amen

American = A
Army = MEN

[dave1948]

Thank you all

There is one last one you can do
19a One joke this man Samuel slaughtered($)
A?A?

Last week I won a book from them. Thanks to Jo Danny and many others. I'll send you a chapter each when it arrives!

[ladyalex]

Agag a gag

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agag

[dannyk13]

Agag
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agag