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Have been struggling most of the day with this - now down to the last ten or so.

Assistance with the following may, just possibly, restart my brain cell.

1D - Set of instructions for putting together chicken dish? (11)
B?????P?A?E
12D - Better expectations from old ladies about chances initially welcome (11) O?E?A?????E
20D - List milk as something drinker's left (7)
H???T??
25A - Reacted to funny different types of note (2, 4)
T? H???
&
45D - Grace, in truth, a liability (6)
H?L?A?


Grateful for any bright ideas...….

1d Boilerplate

45. Thalia, Grace - in the clue.

20 Heeltap.

25 Te heed

12 O Vera c Hi Eve

Thanks to all who responded; forgive my delay in replying but I needed to be elsewhere for a few minutes.

With luck & a following wind, I may now finish the thing. Can't help thinking it's unfairly hard for Boxing Day when my brain isn't at its best.

Thanks again.

Also found it extremely difficult today.

I'm glad to see that it wasn't just me who found it difficult. There are some very obscure words and some pretty dubious definitions.