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More difficult this week. Help appreciated with
17a Long sponge within two years becoming feeble (5-5)
w - b - - / - - -k -
28d Am upset with you not displaying self - control (8)
a - t - - - - -
I'll probably come back for more later! Rona

28 AUTONOMY

17a wishy washy

17 long - wish
sponge - wash
within two y(ears)
wish y wash y

Despite earlier assistance, which enabled me to finish the top right, the rest of the right side of this is still giving serious problems.

Assistance with these three may stir my feeble mind......

30A - Bargain to be found in some police state (10)
?U?E??????

18D - Film of a helmeted hornbill - very unusual (3, 8, 4, 3)
THE L??????? ???? M??
&
57A - Detective's lot to fight important case? (8, 3)
D???A??? ???

Always grateful for any assistance

30a supersaver

police - supers
state - aver

18 D is an anagram that gives you The Lavender Hill Mob

supersaver
the lavender hill mob
dispatch box

Grateful thanks to all who replied.

I'd guessed 18D was an anagram, but could only get 16 letters from "helmeted hornbill" - oh, I see, you need the "a" and the "v" from "very". If I'd worked that out, I might have got it, but think it unlikely.

Thanks again

Now stuck on last one -
50D - Rising crime - that periodically obsessed tea drinker (5)

I have T?E?C and the only word that seems to fit is THEIC. If this is right, why?