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Finished but not too happy with the parsing of 8ac "Poet putting priests in first" - I wouldn't call them priests.
Any thoughts?

Chambers says a magus is "a priest or member of a priestly class"

IN Chambers, 'a priest or member of a priestly class'

I have 2 left: 24ac, Characteristic yellow rat T???T?C. AND 19d, Cost of performer in panto receiving silver ?A???E. Saturday's just ended here and it's like to get the Saturday crossword finished.

24 trait Or = traitor

19 Dam Ag e - damage (cost as in "what's the damage"/)

Can anyone give a little insight to 1a ? I have an answer but not happy with it. _D_O_T.
Thanks.

What is the clue, please?
Not all of us have the puzzle in front of us.

You have the right letters.
def. is deft

I will give parsing, as you had finished.
two letters for "men" (reversed) in 4-letter word for "entrance to a mine"