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Glad you got there in the end, dizoz. That abbreviation in 4D was unfamiliar to me, and it put me off the scent for a while, as I was trying to use the more familiar one and getting nowhere.

I've finished now, though I just nicked a couple of hints from here to do the lefthand side!

hi livs, you sound better.
I haven't progressed very far today. have two exponents in mind, one british, one american - both 14 letters ???? which one??????

Hi, actually feeling v. bleurgh today but am staggering on.

He's very English.

... although just looking at wikipedia, it says he was born in Belgium. Who knew? (Not me, obviously :-))

hi livs, get well. Me being in Oz (for many years), the us guy was more well-known but I couldn't fit him in.
Ta, very much!!

Thanks livs. Having finally got 4 down, he was the first person I thought of (although I had heard of the other one referred to by dizoz for all the wrong reasons and could probably name 3 more (max)). I did know that he was born in Belgium, the only reason being those interminable, anti-British bores who try to find fault in every British sporting success. I still only have 5 clues completed in total so much still to do... Hope you are feeling better.

Only 2 left- 28a and 18d. Any hints?

28a flogging doesn't refer to the "whipping/beating" definition.
synonym that you need for pupils is in "Bradfords" crossword solvers dictionary if you have one
18d You need a synonym for usual prices (5,4) than "lose" the "go"

Thanks.had 18 d but couldn't parse it!

Thanks for the good wishes, dizoz and angst: so nice of you!
It's only a cold/virus but I've had it for over a week and am heartily sick of it now, esp. the coughing and the sore throat.
How are you getting on?