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23a Poet in distinctive dress putting queen out (4) ?I?Y. LIV(ER)Y works well except Livy was a historian and I can't find evidence of him being also a poet! Any ideas?

I agree, not a Poet in his own right though obviously both influenced by them and mixed with them and their circles.

Setter's slip it looks like.

Thank you, Mamya.

Help appreciated with the wordplay for these.....

30a One maybe getting tight in grassy area around Herts town (10) - DRAWSTRING

I know Tring is in Herts, but that leaves 'Draws' for 'Grassy area' - which I don't get - (the closest I came was 'A small gully').

50a Be a busybody, emulating a smug Jack to maximum extent? (4,1,6,2,5,3) - HAVE A FINGER IN EVERY PIE

I get the definition but that's about it.

34d Educational subjects are out of date, embraced by old-style politicians (7,4) - LIBERAL ARTS

i think the 'Old-style politicians' could be LIBS, but I'm not even sure about that.

30 A sward is a patch of grass, 'around' reverses it?

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29a Dealer of heavy blow showing bitterness, husband in prison (12) - SLEDGEHAMMER

This looks like 'Slammer' (Prison) + H(usband), but that leaves 'Edge' for 'Bitterness' which doesn't seem right.

50 Little Jack Horner, who sat in a corner, stuck his finger in a pie- and then said 'What a good boy am I', so was very smug.

34. It's Liberals, plural, for the politicians, then Art= Are as in old-fashioned language. ('How Great Thou Art', the hymn, for example).

That's excellent, many thanks Malone.

Re 29

If something has an edge to it, it has bitterness - eg a voice or a sharp,tart taste.