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Having finished the Everyman I thought I'd try to finish yesterday's. I can't seem to get much further.
1a forbidden city artists a blank slate. 6,4.
I read the other posts and I still can't get it. I've got
T???l? And I think page (but I could be wrong)

Tabula Rasa, a blank slate. I think it's Tabu, forbidden and LA/Los Angeles/city and RAs, artists and A.

tabula rasa

Tabula rasa? (blank slate)

Thank you to everyone. How about 17a?
Minerals lads regularly put in iron boxes. 9.
I've got ? E ? D ??? U ?
Any help appreciated. I hate this crossword!

Are you sure of your U?
Fe - iron + spars - boxes lads regularly - ld - feldspars - minerals?

That sounds very likely. The u could be wrong. Given stripe in primary colour as curtains maybe. 7
I've got unlined and the rest of the letters fit but it's not a good answer.

Could be relined of course. Red being primary colour!!
Thank you for getting me to right place

I put relined.