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I am so glad I'm not the only one who is finding this puzzle absolutely impossible today. I've even had to resort to using one of those solver things where you type in the letters you have with ? for the ones you haven't and it comes up with a selection of answers. Hate doing it but...

Anyway, I'm stuck on:

26a: The aged are welcomed into German band (6)
g?r?e?


18d: sauce added principally into Italian food? p?s?a?a

I thought maybe passata but something seems out of place.

23d. At the outset, straining posterior muscle produces an amusing noise (5). s???t

25a: White lie, mostly tall story ultimately. (4) ??l?

Thanks!

GARTER
PASSATA
SPLAT
LILY

GARTER
PASSATA
SPLAT
LILY

Hope the new setter improves. Or hoping Colin Gumbrell will recover and return.

GARTER
PASSATA
SPLAT
LILY

Hope the new setter improves. Or hoping Colin Gumbrell will recover and return.

26a GARTER - 'The aged are/old fashioned way of saying 'Are' = ART inside GER(man)

18d PASSATA - S(auce) + A(dded) inside PASTA

23d SPLAT - S(training) + P(osterior) + LAT (Muscle)

25a LILY - LI(e) + T(all) + S(tory)

Apologies for the triple post. The captcha had me going around in circles!

Thanks raghu. Can you explain garter, please?

Oh - you have explained them. Thanks very much. I too hope the regular setter recovers!

Hi!
ART = old are

brendan
Sorry - didn't see your reply.