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[teebee]

23a. Piece of picture from period between Woodlanders and Jude? (7) ??s?n?a

22d. I'm rather left to hold to mat in wrestling and floor in boxing (5) p?n?o (possibly pinto but why?)

TIA
teebee

[baitress]

23a - tess era. tess of the durbervilles.
22d - pinko. pin in wrestling and ko in boxing.
a pinko is an expression for someone leaning a bit to the left in politics.

[baitress]

May I suggest that you try using quizzes and puzzles or crosswords for these questions.