I always resist coming here until i have worked at the clues so long that I have to accept defeat. Amazingly, when I get here I find that I have worked out the answers to others' queries but there is always one! This week i know the answer (I think!) to all but 49 ac which nobody else has had any difficulties with. Oh Lord!
"Book's spine has frayed with age at last" It's either E*HS*A*S or the first letter is A (depending on whether 43 dn is "Alley OOP or Allay oop)
Please put me out of my misery!
steven james