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smile - Chambers "to drink whisky" old slang

Have made great progress - by my standards anyway! Am still stuck on a couple...
29 A. Redundant nark with dated personal acknowledgements (7) t--i--s (am not 100% sure of the 't')
23 D. Paint pot where coal is washed (6) t---le
Thanks for any help of any kind.

29D Try COPIOUS (COP + I.O.Us)
23A Fancy a TIPPLE? (Merry Christmas)

Oops! Apologies for getting my Down and Across mixed up in my previous reply! (Too many 23Ds? - the Redundant Narks will be after me!)

Thanks - I'd managed to get both solved by myself (and the help of Chambers).

Sorry Tony! Quite correct.
Please someone help me - I have finally almost made it!
6 down - is it MOOT?
If so, what on earth is 16ac?
TO?DA?T
(assuming my answer to 10 down is correct)

16a is woodrat woo + drat

6 D - I had MEOW (O = 'ring' mew= 'cast', meow is a spiteful dig/bitchy comment)

6d meow O(ring) inside mew (cast)

Thanks Sudokulover - I had pencilled that in ages ago but was too stupid to see the wordplay!
My 9 down is now obviously wrong!
I have never heard "IMPROV" as an abbreviation but I have just looked it up in Chambers and it is there, of course.
6 down now restored to my original answer and
EUREKA! All now slotted neatly into place.
This is the most difficult puzzle for ages in my opinion and without a little help I don't think I would ever have completed it.