Saga crossword

[08012006]

Further to invaluable help obtained from earlier answers to patsyann, whitehill, and sine, I still have these to solve

1A Book that harbours inflated sense of pride is silly (4,3,4)
***S *H* G*A*

18A What would happen if this were common? One daren't think (9)
*****A***

22A Apocryphal character moving in the direction of partiality? (6)

25A Commandment-breaker I am in no hurry to execute (8)

2D Outcast group about? That's understood (5)
**G*T

16D Food always kept outside tradesmen's entrance in sack (8)
*******T

19D Black Forest menace with a forged link to environmental work unit (3-4)
**L ***G

23D Vacancy left in reserve � after one's fired? (5)
****K

Assistance will be much appreciated

[08012006]

got

[08012006]

22a tobias

23d blank

[crofter]

2d is CAGOT = CA (Circa) + GOT (IT)

[crofter]

19d is ERL_KING = anag of LINK inside ERG (work)

[crofter]

1a id ACTS THE GOAT = EGO inside THAT

[crofter]

24a is IDOLATER = I DO LATER! (nice one)

[crofter]

08012006 18a Can you now fill in any of the letters?

Could you not choose a code name that was less numerical and more user-friendly?

[mike b]

(cf Noel Coward to (Aircraftman) T.E.Lawrence; "Dear 338171 - or may I call you 338...?")

[crofter]

Nice one mike!

What's in a name? A rose called hybrid-45289 would smell as sweet!

[08012006]

Dear crofter

Thanks for answers, which have enabled me to finish

18a telepathy

16d beetroot

8 Jan this year was significant for me hence 08/01/2006

[crofter]

May I call you 0801 ... (a la Noel C),

18a was really quite clever and I had completely overlooked 16d!

I hope that 8 Jan was a truly memorable day!

[Dustybun]

can you change your tag name to Jan806 to help us all? We're none of us going to forget you now as we are quite a friendly bunch and, as you can see, there are a couple of wags around! (down boys!) Hope you have lots more good days.