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I was right - I am dense today, doh! Thank you!

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18d please? Stuck! Thanks

18d: In a lather = rabid (def)
Anagram of "e (x) hilarant"

Thanks Elle. That’s what I thought. Couldn’t see why.

Glad to help, Catcharmer.

@Scorpiojo - Hi Jo, thanks for that. One i figured out 'd' is an abbr. for departed it was just a matter of putting 'soul singer ithers' in Google and it came straight back with 'did you mean ..........'

It also encouraged me to listen to a couple of his classics- great stuff.

@Phil - Hi Phil, yes, the flat is dried out and now i;'ve got the insurance claim to try and negotiate :-)

Thanks everyone for your comments, I really enjoy reading them and appreciate the time you take to write them. I always find it interesting how people can have such differing views on the same crossword.

While giving this week's puzzle one last look over ,(I'm still hopeful of finding the elusive 'Nina') I did notice that if you count down the first three letters of 15d, then go across 2 letters west, it spells out POLYP.

No doubt this is a coincidence, but it did remind me of a clue in Everyman 3,803:-

11a Norwegian with complaint: menu lacking cover (5) - IBSEN

I hadn't realised that IBS is an accepted abbreviation for Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Like I said, in all probability, this is likely just a coincidence, and I don't even know if polyps and IBS are connected, but, coupled
with the often clever little rhymes and such, as in this week's 1a and 29a I can't help wondering if this setter has a very distinct sense of humour.

Coincidence or not, from now on I'll be on the lookout for any 'buried little treasures' this setter might have hidden in future Everymans.

PS. Sorry, Re 15d - it's 3 letters down and 2 letters east not west, as I mistakenly said.