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Thanks all. Normally I'm Paul's No 1 fan, but this was not to my taste. Chacun a son gout, je suppose......

I usually like Paul, but am struggling with parsing some of my answers and solving others. I made a lucky guess at 12,20 early on
Can anyone give me a hint for 9d and 6,7d
9d Safety practice, case of choice blocking device (13) What is the definition.
6,7d "Now I shall become mean", having croaked monsieur (2,4,2,4,3)
I have N?/????/M?/????/G?M. I'm assuming it is an anagram of something.

9. Blocking device is the definition.

6/7 the last letter of the last word is Y (not M)

re 19a the def. is "shopping" (informing on someone)

i have the def. for 9d as a "safety practice"

the "case" of choice = ce inside word for a device

Thanks Jazzgirl

I got 6,7 d which told me that the m was wrong in 19ac, so I managed to correct that one. I also got 11ac and 13ac I think, but am still struggling with 9d.

I now have ?O?T?O?E?????

I found a possible answer, but It doesn't really mean either device or safety practice, so I'll keep thinking of this one. Have I got all the crossers right now?

Off to watch Montalbano in a minute. I'm currently trying to learn Italian!

The second O should be A

Thanks Jazzgirl
Spelling 14ac right makes all the difference, though I still haven't managed to parse it. I now have 9d.

Only one left - 28ac Last relative tackled by forward (7)
I have ?E?S?S?, though again I'm not sure about the crossers, especially the second S.