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Please can someone explain why the answer to 37D is Isabel? I can see the 'Is a' but not the 'bel'.

What's the clue?

Abel was the murder victim of Cain in the bible. Hence Isabel

Oh, of course. Thank you.

Only one clue to go ... 2dn
Can only posit 'machine gunner' given the other letters I have. But simply cannot parse it. Anyone help?
I actually had 'machine-turned' before getting the R from 'mortmain'!

Could we have the clue, please? I've no longer got the paper.

Armed man= machine gunner

prominent feature = chin
say = eg
aristocratic = U
bearing = manner

took me ages to work this one out too!

Thanks Annie.
I guess I have to take my lack of retro parsing skill firmly on the chin then - as to the manner born?