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14a. 2 words. 2.7. stirring around ten. quits northern french town. s- --e-t-n. 15d. 2 words. 6.3. tremble and flee clutching grand. useless weapon. --a--- gun. 23a. 7 lets. old character. with an exhortation to peer to return. displays spirit. --h---l.

first one St Quentin

second one Quaker gun

15d. Shaker gun
Google it to find out.
Colin

Yes, Chrisg. Could also be Quaker gun. Must admit I had to google that one myself.
Colin

I believe it is quaker gun...which was not actually a gun but sometimes made from a log to resemble a gun...ie. Useless

thanks ChrisG

other one. ethan(ol).

THANKS TERRY

I'm fine with quaker gun - my headscratchers are these:-
2D/ "Sky program that's infectious: one
could get hooked" (L-B-O-M). I can only
think of LOBWORM but I can't link that
to "SKY", where something beginning
with LAB, as in SKYLAB, is more
appealing.
Also,19D/ "God's own judge, carrying appeal
skyward." It's 7 letters and the only
definite ones I have are ----V-H. Is
this JEHOVAH?
Going across this one is:-
23A/ Old character, with an exhortation to
peer to return, displays spirit. (7)
I have E---N-L. ETHANOL is only one of
at least three spirits/chemicals to fit
if I'm thinking along the right lines.
And could the character be "E.T."?
The other intersecting clue to 19D/ is 19A/,
consisting of 5 letters, and clued:-
"In meeting places hard for one to find
children's adventure writer." If
"JEHOVAH" going down is correct, I
would have J-H-S, which would normally
lead me to "JOHNS", the writer of
Biggles, of course. But I cannot see
the meeting places in the answer.
Either the clues are a bit woolly this
week or I've succumbed to the snow and
ice! Any suggestions, please?

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