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Unsure of the answer to 28 ac " for example, boyish optimism rector expresses".No idea where and how to parse it , I have -ALE but I cannot vouch for 25d or 26d being correct. W£ill be delighted to be enlightened..

Thanks

Someone asked this earlier and I suggested Male, boyish. I thought it was Morale, optimism, with the 'r' removed for 'rector expresses'. The 'o' was the extra letter.

The answer is male

Morale (optimism) with r (rector) removed or expressed.

O is an extra letter as per preamble

That leaves male- boyish

I didn't start this till today, so am rather behind. Can anyone help me with 11 and 15 Down ?
Thank you.

Samovar-

15d - a synonym for ' to handle' + another word for 'to prepare skins' minus a T. Definition is a shaman.

11d - I have the answer but only because I had mist of the adjoining letters - I couldn't parse it. Definition is 'Medicine provider' and I think the drug is E.

'Most', not 'mist' lol. Ahh the strange ways that predictive text works always makes me smile...

Thank you very much, Gazzar. That's a great help.

You are most welcome Samovar.

Thank you Malone for the explanation. I never though of morale