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Hi rusty
I don't know what the clue is, but Prince - later King - John was called "Lackland" because, as a younger son of Henry II, he didn't stand to inherit much land or property. Does that help?

Hi, Rusty!
I have just come in......I have been out with the dog.....
The weather is deteriorating fast.... I think we may have rain soon.
I thought I had explained 22 across in my previous post?
Collins online says "An epithet is a descriptive word or phrase added to or substituted for a person's name"
King John did not inherit much from his father who had lost all his property......
Therefore King John was known as being "sans terre"......without land...lacking land.
"Lackland" is an epithet by which the king was known.
22a: Essence discovered in letter backing Lackland's one (7)
This parses as :
epithet = Lackland's one
pith - essence
tee - letter reversed.
This is the best I can do!
Yes, I now have 18d......Okinawa!

Sorry, elle - I missed your explanation of "Lackland"

P.S. Rusty!
Does this help?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John,_King_of_England

The link doesn't work , Rusty... it should give you an explanation of King John's being called " John Lackland"
For some reason, it doesn't !
Try googling him directly?

Hello, Elle!
Excuse my ignorance! All clear now.
I did not know that meaning of "epithet"!
I thought an epithet was a saying or phrase!
Must try harder!
I knew you would get "O kin awa' ".
That's my clue of the week, so far!

Thank you for your help, Chris.

Hi, Rusty!
I'm sorry that the link didn't work, but glad you are now happy with my explanation!
Okay...well, perhaps you can now help me, please?
I have come back to my remaining clues, and, after an absence, have resolved all bar two....sorry, partially three!
11d: British poet remaining inside association (11)
B???H?R?O?D
13a: Tree-dweller in shade endlessly (5)
??A?G
and 15a: Main investor bring port- it's often chilled! (9)
A?C?ANGEL
I have put in "angel", as I think that is an investor?
But cannot see the rest?
Maybe "archangel"..... but if so, why?
And what on earth is the definition?!
BTW...did you notice "inset day" in 10a?
Funny that we were only talking about that the other day?



No problem, Chris!
Good to have my thoughts endorsed!

Hi elle
BR OTHER HOOD?
"other" for remaining seems a bit loose
ORANG(e)
another poor clue, as "orang" by itself just means "person" - orangutan is "person of the forset"
ARCH is "main" (as in archbishop", "archconspirator" etc.)
ARCHANGEL is a port in the Arctic Circle, so very cold!

Hello, Elle!
I had vaguely heard of Lackland but thought it was one of the Edwards.
Now,
11, "Hood" is the poet.
"Br" for British, with "other"/remaining, inside.
Brotherhood for association.
13, "Orang"e, an orang lives in trees.
I thought it was usually an "orang utan", though.
The port is "Archangel" in Russia, a famous destination for naval convoys in the last war.
Main is "Arch", "angel" is the investor or backer.
I suppose "it's often chilled" is alluding to the port's position in Northern Russia?
Yes, I spotted "inset", and did we not have "Bushido" lately?

Hi, Rusty!
Ah! yes, I can see "Archangel" now .......a good clue!
I would never have got "orang", though.
Like you, I thought it was orang- utan. I did not know of variations?
I would not have said that "other" meant "remaining"...altho I have just checked and Anne B has it as such, so who am I to argue?!
Yes, I think we did have "Bushido" in some context or other...I thought it vaguely familiar?
And "Thomas Hood" as a poet came up somewhere, too, recently.
And guess what?
I did today's Times Jumbo Concise...... and what did I find for 28a:?
Get married (3,3,4)
How coincidentally spooky is that?



Thank you, Chris!
Yes, I liked "Archangel" once it was explained to me!