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john

27th October 2018, 21:52
20A Credit cut off for Detroit ? (5)

D?C?R looks like DICER - anagram of credit shortened but don't see link to Detroit.

24A More darkness (5)

??G?? looks like NIGHT but again, not seeing wordplay

13D Folk like Eliza with blooming range (8)

???R?S?S looks like FLORISTS?
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annobrain

27th October 2018, 22:07
20d. Nathan Detroit - Guys and Dolls.
Dice roller in “craps” gambing game.
13d. Eliza Dolittle, flower seller.
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john

27th October 2018, 22:07
Thanks annobrain
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rusty

27th October 2018, 22:34
24a, John, this is a wild guess!
Kenneth "More" starred in a film called "A Night to Remember" about the RMS Titanic ?
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john

28th October 2018, 06:20
Thanks rusty for that suggestion. Sorry not to have acknowledged earlier.

Stuck with 14A

.....patient (6) ??E?L?

Previous answer (if linked and relevant) was EUGENE
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rusty

28th October 2018, 06:54
Hello, John.
I am wondering could it be Eugene "O'Neill", the playwright?
He was a "patient" in a sanatorium for several months with tuberculosis.
Just a guess, though!
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mattrom

28th October 2018, 07:49
As Rusty says, and a patient is 'one ill'
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rusty

28th October 2018, 07:58
Ah, yes, Mattrom!
I did not spot that!
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john

28th October 2018, 09:02
nice one guys - well done
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mildred

28th October 2018, 14:18
Stuck with
5down Play made thon chieftaincy(8). I have Ta??e?o?

and 2down. Down in 8? (7) . I have M?????e. (For 8 across, I have "arise").

Thanks!
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