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Could anyone help to explain how there answers derive, please? I'll write the clues then give the answers.
18ac. Vehicle to pick up a passenger returning from chaotic situation. (5,4)
23ac. Means of stopping play-boy pursuing place to stay (4,5)
3d. Change following demolition of head (5)
22d. Leave head gardener missing plant product (5)
The given answers are:
18- Mares nest (in my small dictionary this is given as 'fancy discovery')
23 - Band Brake (I can see the rake - is Band B to do with Council tax rating? What is a Band brake?)
3- Alter
22- Resin
Any help will be gratefully received.

3 H (alter) another word for noose.

means of stopping hand break

22 resi G n

I hesitate to contradict, rossim, but....
ALTER is LATER with its leader (L) demoted
BAND BRAKE is RAKE following B and B (bed and breakfast)

MARES NEST is SENSE in TRAM read backwards. I wasn't happy about the definition, either.

Sorry band brake is a kind of brake and I was going along the wrong path.
Google is a useful tool.

Our posts crossed ChrisE. Always feel free to contradict me. I was ahead of myself as usual!

That's great - there's more than enough for me to be able to understand them now ....
Thank you very much for all the help.