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18a "Meditation and gossip in women's quarters" (6)

S?N?N?

53a "Best a private investigator casing king's palace" (7)

T?P?A??

47d "Tiny chap detailed extreme values" (6)

Any help much appreciated

18 zenana

53 topkapi

Thanks rossim

I'm assuming 47d is MINIMA?

Yes, Scribbler

tiny = MINI

chap detailed = MA - man with last letter missing (de-tailed)

MINIMA = extreme values