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There are a couple that I'm not convinced about:

11a It was much maligned once, dipping end of prick in drink (5)

S?O?A - Skoda ? K + Soda (anag)

5d Britain in a mess, slain, dead (6)

?S?A?D - Island ? Slain + D (anag)

Yes, those are the answers I've got, drmorgans.

Cheers

These make sense but I can't parse the begum clue in terms of 'say, tucked into a loaf' which surely gives 'eg' tucked inside 'bun' for 'begun'???

What gives you the m?

Eg inside Bum, a loaf? (I've not got the whole clue.)

Sorry - 21a A high-ranked Muslim, say, tucked into loaf (5). Begum works for the high-ranked Musiim and the downward crossers, but eg inside bum where loaf suggests bun???

Bum = Loaf is in Chambers. I think you've let loaf = bun make you lose sight of an alternative!

Thanks Malone - new to this, so settling for the obvious too quickly.

Shootover, I've been there myself - fixating on one answer, one piece of wordplay, even though it doesn't work. Glad I could help.