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Find it hard going this week. Usually finished by now.
23a Stylish attempt to hug lover's foot
??f?n?r?
All I can think of is INFANTRY which does not make sense.
34d lamb, very sick, lay inside exposed, in country
??e?i?a. AMERICA ? Again, does not make sense.

In (stylish) try (attempt) to hug (i.e. surround) fan (lover)

The second one is America...lAMb vERy sICk lAy inside

34d:
Take the middle letters of each of the first four words of the clue

Thanks all.
So simple (yet devious).