Just 2 left. 19 across - His best-known poem included a talking horse, "Mr Ed" (4) - D?R? - Derm, anagram of "Mr Ed" fits, but why? 2 down - Councillor welcomed by a consular agent in the capital of...
9 across - Unplanned love for one in Western? Just the reverse (10) I'm torn between Accidental and Occidental - the first letter has black squares above and below.
1 down - Late vicar involved in EU party on the rise (7) O?E????
12 across - More like The Whale in best review of theatre (7) P?U?P?R - can't help thinking there's a Moby Dick connection here....
21 down - A singer upset to be punched by unknown French lyricist (5) - T?A?A I think it’s Tzara (as in Tristan - French lyricist), but I can’t quite reason out the rest of the clue, except for “z”...
1 across - Initially trained in a southwestern city, she wrote most famously about Yorkshire (6) ???T??
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21 down - Trollope's lady who returns from Essex? (5) O????...
