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1 across. painters finish in black also in blue . 9 ????????y
23 down. lords and lady out to lunch with arab withholding tip. 9.
16 down. meal out whose attendees presumably didn't stuff themselves. 3, 5,5, 6 .
ta ta in advance
diana

16 The Teddy Bears Picnic!

1 K and in sky

23 D. Batswoman - Bats/out to lunch, W/with and Omani, with the 'i' dropped.
PS The clue was just Lords lady... no 'and'.