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22d] Without allure, nappies emptied.[4]

Sans.

sans

Thanks rusty and jazz.

Sorry, but please explain. OK sans = French without, but ...

SA - Sex appeal, allure ++N appie S, nappies emptied.

Hope the parsing settled things for you, Martian?

Malone, 'thank you's ' can be rare at week-ends!

Thanks, pigale. I always like to know if someone's returned to their query - even if they don't actually say 'thanks'!

Still puzzling over the parsing for this, any help most welcome......

18a Flower - bottom part raised, we hear? - BUTTERCUP

I thought 'Bottom' might be BUTT and 'Raised' UP, and maybe 'We hear' a homophone indicator but I just can't make sense of it.