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1d first 2 and last 2 letters of answer form a word

To rogassimo and chrise: in the solution there's a number minus the symbol for 10.

1d, the def is mathematical, the figure is three dimensional and the number has three letters usually.

oodl, is the middle of poodle, as in the chassis of a canine

Thanks all - see it now

As so often with Paul, obvious when you know it.
Thanks all!

I've sorted out most of my remaining problems, but I have one left.
1a Bread, spinach and turnip, a turnip's first eaten (7)
My definition is "bread". I see some, but not all, of the letters of "spinach", and A Turnip, but it really doesn't seem to work. Any suggestions?

ChrisE, spin ACH and turn IP

Thanks minty - I see it now, but I can't say that I like it! (In fact, that's terrible!)

...though very clever (too clever for its own good?)

Like others I'm having trouble parsing lots of them but have got past caring if I'm sure they're right, However, for 25 across I can remember a well-known book by 11 that fits but I can see no connection with Saladin or sin or anything. Any suggestions? Did he write more than one 5, 1, 3 book, perhaps?