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Bottom’s tender — essential having a doctor over to look at daughter
M?S?A?D?E?D

mustardseed

Mustardseed, from Shakespeare. (I haven't parsed, but it's right!)

must a rd see d

7a: Bottom's tender = Mustardseed

"Bottom" speaking to Mister Mustardseed in "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

must- essential
a
rd - Dr ( reversed)
see - look at
d - daughter

Ah Shakespeare! Not one I studied and it explains why it’s not in Chambers.

Sorry everyone - it took me a long time to type out!
No- one had answered when I started!

Thanks all. I was beginning to doubt my sanity...

Good Afternoon

Like Rinsp earlier, I'm beginning to doubt my sanity, especially with regard to :
49D - Black, like house poet (5)
I have, possibly wrongly, B?S?O Never heard of a poet called BASHO, though.
Any better suggestions?

I'm also stuck on 3 others, annoyingly interlinked with each other. Help with this may get me the other 2 :
18A - Footballers, say, introducing new underpants (8)
?N?????S

Thanks in advance.

18 Knickers, underpants. Kickers, footballers, with N, new, inside.