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9d - Occasion to eat your words? (8,5)
I have = ---e---- -r---

Literary Lunch

I see that this doesn't fit your letters - but its right - I did this crossword last week.

Thank you 'JDOvengloves', I suspected that my letters were incorrect. I usually finish this Xword each week but for some reason this one has baffled me! Thanks again x

Which clue gave you the R ?

It was '20a', obviously I had an incorrect answer. I still haven't worked it out!

Unfortunately 20A is one of the worst clues in this crossword. It has a definition for the whole word (it's a musical term), but the cryptic part is horrible. Start off with a dance of French origin which was popular in the 17th century and cut off the last letter. Put that inside a three letter word for a loud noise. Finally add a two letter word for make, although "party" is the usual cryptic clue for this.

So we have:

"Almost dance", "during racket", "make" (or "party") meaning "decrease in sound".

Hope that helps.