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Thanks livs.
I got them all.

Grid is completed.

Thank you ChrisE and Sunday. I finished it off last night. Happy Christmas!

I'm worried that no-one else seems to have been stumped by "Grey and green". Have I messed up my grid? It IS G-E-O, isn't it?

That's what I have. Slightly obscure singer from a long time ago, I think.

Slow to fill in grid can you help with the GRey or green

Got it I think.

2 letter for grey and think environmentalist for the green! Singer that used to be on the fringes of the 'rat pack' many years ago.

Thanks mjh. That seemed the most plausible word but my googling skills are a bit limited and I couldn't find a musician of that name. I have a complete grid now but even with Google I cannot account for "slate", "Shepherds", or "Savoyard castle". A tough one.

And I don't get "ikebana requirement" or "the king's porridge" either, though someone below said the porridge one might be from a nursery rhyme.

The slate reference is a size of roofing slate, apparently sizes run through royal names starting with king. In the A clue there are 2 links to this pop singer both with the same answer, one female worker gives the 2 part answer and the castle reference gives the same in 1 word (in a G&S Savoy opera I think). The shepherd is a little obscure, as mentioned previously on the thread, and it's not a great definition for something they would carry to treat infections I think.