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Was "shining wit" not one of teh original spoonerisms?

I have designated "Naughtie's Jeremy C*** perhaps" as the Freudian slip(he claimed afterwards it was more of a spoonerism) there's a very funny recording of it on youtube, not the C word obviously, but Jim Naughtie's attempts to stifle his laughter and carry on.

I assume post 24 is off the mark?

Yes AB, Wikipedia gives Holding/Willey as an example of a "colemanballs"...where is it clued though?

Other hlf of 5, Beldame (crone)?

Joan the answers and the superfluous bits are all interlinked eg Mondegreen clued at 2. and "I feel Sue Lawley" as the example at 7.

Wikipedia (had to look) gives the Holding/Willey chat as an example?

Rather at cross purposes here- Is our children learning about appreciation for bullfighters cojones? - c ole (appreciation) man balls (cojones)?

Ixion, many apologies for delayed reactions. Not on usual computer and it's slooooooooow

Correct Aristo...

Brave new whirled, blue as “plebgate” perhaps(6,5)

Anag of brave(new) then blue as(whirled), the answers all (loosely) being a sort of verbal abuse, and "plebgate" where one of out Rt. Hon.'s (allegedly) verbal abused an officer of the law.