Herald 2

[dave1948]

Tried some earlier without much response

20a Rievaulx man's way to help keep tradition by excluding nothing (2,6)
?T ???R??
St Aelred (?) but apart from him being at Rievaulx why ?

4d Exhortation is head to mount support (5)
???o?

[bibblebub]

20a: ST AILRED - alternative spelling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailred_of_Rievaulx

way = ST.
help = AID
tradition by excluding nothing = L(o)RE

st ai LRE d

[dave1948]

Thank you Bibblebub that helps greatly.

Two left
8a 21 you asked wanted to enter heaven at first (6)
??H?E?
21a is Lord 21d is Lear if that helps.

4d Exhortation is heard to mount support (5)
???O?
2nd letter is the first of 8d

Help !

[bibblebub]

8a: yahwey ? is that the exact wording of the clue?

[bibblebub]

4d) pylon - sounds like pile on

[dave1948]

Great Bibblebub

I came up with Yahweh. Exact wording is :
21 you asked wanted to enter heaven at first (6)

21a answer is Lord 21d is Lear.

any thoughts on Yahweh(y) ??

[bibblebub]

it's almost the initial letters of words in the clue

[bibblebub]

just noticed - i did mean to put the H ending (honest)

[dave1948]

Brilliant Bibblebub

[bibblebub]

you're very welcome (if you're ok with it not quite being the initial letters then so am i)