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43d. Final song lifts Greek girl guide (7). ARIADNE but I can't quite make it work. ARIADNE was a Greek girl guide. END is final. ARIA is a song but it isn't lifting like END. Can anyone explain please?

Can't do any better, sorry

if you lift both you get

End + Air (song) but then have an 'A' unaccounted for.

Thank you mamya. I feel better knowing that you can't parse it either!

Someone else may sort us out.

Also got Ariadne, sure it is correct, but why?

aria for song?

...never mind.

I hesitate to say it, but that looks like an error. I also couldn't get the wordplay on these - help much appreciated...

24a Guilty-looking churl, first to be executed? (7) - HANGDOG (Guilty looking)

35a Go mad as disrespectful person went smoothly on (4,4,3) - FLIP ONES LID (Go mad)

I presume 'Went smoothly on' is SLID, but can't see the rest.

53a Arrange to keep a newborn from among many in litter (9) - PALANQUIN (Litter)

35a Go mad as disrespectful person went smoothly on (4,4,3) - FLIP ONES LID (Go mad)

Disrespectful - Flip (common abb for flippant).
Person - One
Went smoothly -Slid


53a Arrange to keep a newborn from among many in litter (9) - PALANQUIN (Litter)

Arrange - Plan
Keeping (around) A
Newborn from many - Quin

24

Churl - Dog
But First 'to be executed) - Hang