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2d was Ripply as in Talented Mr Ripply before alteration.

Sayon and mainest are changed from

Rayon
Vainest

Sorry autocorrect

Sounds like Talented Mr Ripley

So Ripply changes to ripple

Thank you djawhufc. I already had Rayon and Vainest but the issue is that I csnt find the two replacement words in Chambers.

I should have twigged 2d - doh!

Still stuck on 20a.

They are in my Chambers so you are correct.

20a is a pun a - wee test

I'd be very grateful for help with
22D Priest going over books for undertakers?
39A Whisky and soda recipe is used in plank in Hull
Thanks.

Hi,Samovar,
For 20dn, you have a one-letter abbreviation for “priest” followed by a word meaning account books, “undertakers” in the sense of people who make a promise. The grid entry changes the first letter.

For 39ac, you have already corrected “prank” to “plank”. A “stengah” is a whiskey and soda, and you need a seven-letter word that’s an alternative spelling, into which you insert R for “recipe”. For the grid entry, change the fourth letter.

I meant 22dn, not 20dn.

Thanks very much, Wintonian. That's a great help.

Thanks for your help djawhufc. All done now!

Finished the crossword and have got the quotation but I am totally unfamiliar with the title of the poem. I have Peramos, but I cannot find that title on the Internet or anywhere else.