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Well, that was a real struggle, with lots of trips up errant garden paths - still, got there in the end.

I particularly liked the connection between 12a, 19a and 7d - very clever.

Can’t get the clue related to a horse’s name in 14d, with t?e ?e?r ?l?. Guess it has to do with tear. I guess the decorative paste applied on foot in 16a is not exactly a sole protector.

Hi Mathi, in regards 14d, you need to check which horses are allowed to run in the race mentioned.

16d is a type of boot and is the usual abbr. of "house" + a 4 lettter word for a "guarantee2 (think 'court') around N(umber).

Let me know if you need further assistance.

Thanks Brendan. Got all now. My 16a was wrong earlier. Corrected it now.

Glad you got it sorted, Mathi.

I just cannot get my last one which seems so getable:

4D Fellow keeping the queen up after midnight? That seems highly unlikely! 5/2. I have ?R?A?/O?
Help!

University fellow, usual abbreviation for queen and 2 letters meaning after midnight.

Thanks, Scorpiojo.

I'm pretty sure that I have the answer to 7d ("time") but struggling to parse. Any hints please?

Hi Scorpiojo - still cannot see 4D. Is the whole answer a university fellow?