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17d] Fear leaves guards I ultimately leave.[7]
W???D??
15d] Gathering around church, go through gentle song.[8]
?E?C?I??

Are you sure of the i in 15d

Berceuse is a gentle song/lullaby

17 willies

Thanks cerasus; I don't understand how you parse that/ Also, I have LADIES IN WAITING for 23 across, which I am not at all sure about.

17d your D is incorrect

Will i (leav)e s

what is the clue for 23a ?

23ac] Hand [in hand?] [6-2,7]
??I??? / ?? /W?I?I?G

23ac = JOINED UP WRITING; thus BERCEUSE is 15 down. Thanks to all who helped, particularly Cerasus.

23a joined up writing?

15d can someone please parse this? I see Cerasus has given the Def, and I see 'ce' for church, but the rest?

(Apologies for returning to this older one, but I'm working through a pile of crosswords I'd saved for a holiday, sadly just cancelled.)