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16 across.

Missing drugs? Check section of prison building maybe. 9 letters. E-c-e-I--

22 across.

Group doing songs, say and similar turns in exaggerated English. 7 letters. --t-t-e

28across.

Position of finch's wings, twelve inches apart

5 letters. S-f--

21down. Top missing from sign greeting married Moslem. 7 letters I-s---m

Thanks in advance for any help

16 eschewing

ESCHEWING Drugs is ES, check is CH and section of prison building is E(ast) WING

OCTETTE And similar is ETC (et cetera) backwards inside OTT (exagerated) E (English)

FIFTH F(inc)H wings are F and H with I FT (one foot = 12 inches) inside

Finch's wings are fh, separated by 1 ft to give fifth.

21 down is ibrahim

IBRAHIM Top missing from sign is (L)IBRA, greeting is HI and married is M

Thanks I had bake shop. I assume it is bake room but can't parse it. My sourball for 28 down was also wrong and i I can now see it is fourball.

Hi Mary, I think it's BAKER LOO (Line)

BAKERLOO is the line. Producer of bloomers (bread) is a BAKER and ladies (or it could be gents!) is the LOO