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I for one - a rhetorical expression to emphasize one's opinion even if others disagree. The rest of the clue refers, perhaps to lessons in a Roman kindergarten

My post crossed with yours catcharmer :)

9d (5,8) Officials needing great blanket to be put on sons
?A?O? G?N?R?L?
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I agree. Seems back to the Everyman of old! Good, challenging and fun clues. 1a is terrific! Thanks setter!!

This was quite fun, although I too found 14a (“I for one”) difficult. Two questions about clues which misled me at first: why in 1a does the setter use “...oddly, no bins”? I thought oddly meant every other letter viz n,b,n? Likewise in 2d “Everyman turned up...” While EM read upwards makes “ME”, why is it not simply EM for EveryMan?

Hello, Essay!
Re1a:Yes, very often "oddly " does mean alternative letters, but in this instance, it was used to indicate an anagram...
It also provided a bit of misdirection!
2d:
"Everyman" here means " me (the setter) "

Thx!