cryptic 2660

[creamegg]

2d- again experienced leftie covering iniquity up
r?l?v??

13a- shrub removed from nursery long ago?
e???r

5d- down person, perhaps in rage
p?d?y - paddy?

17d- turned over painter's work that woman had harshly criticised
t?a????

23d- busybody finishing up her daily puzzle later
p????

[sandyRoe]

17 Trashed
5 paddy looks ok

[sandyRoe]

2 relived

[HowardKennitby]

relived

[glasman]

2d Relived

[glasman]

13a Elder?

[Lie-in King]

23d Pryer - finishing letters of 'uP heR dailY puzzlE lateR'

[fredkins]

23 seen as pryer.

[kalahari]

23dn pryer?

[creamegg]

thankyou...decider looks to be the answer for 27a but not sure why...clue is final act of play - not hamlet

[cathfromsaron]

27: what gaps pls??

[creamegg]

d?c?d?r

[cathfromsaron]

yep, decider as in football or sport, not dramatically

[creamegg]

ah of course okay thankyou x The only one I'm not sure about is 13a then, I keep thinking eider but it could be elder, i dont understand how it fits the clue

[glasman]

NUrsery as in where babies are

[creamegg]

ok so it is elder then?

[shooty]

Hi cream egg, if you give the clue, you will have a wider audience as a lot of us dont have the paper

[Lie-in King]

shooty - 13a in the OP

[shooty]

Thanks L-I-K. My senior moments are getting more regular : )