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Ok, I've seen the parsing of the other. I was being too complicated!

Once again I'm struggling, I've solved very few. Thanks for explaining the theme. Can anyone confirm if my crossers are right for 6d Additions to petrol mix can stink, OK? (10) I have ?N?I?N?C?S which is an anagram.

A hint for 11ac might also help me make progress.

Hi Roof, for 6d your crossers are correct and it is an anagram.

For 11a you need 2 playing cards, one of which is a knave, and they both share one letter - and this goes inside 'his', with the definition being 'hostile takeover' (in the air).

Many thanks Brendan. That's got top right sorted out.

I'll keep plugging away.

I've got most of them now, just five left. 21d, 19d, 18d and 24ac and 26ac

Any hints for these gratefully received. Does 18d have something to do with Jason?
19d Knowing about relative showing off (7) I have ?L?U???
26ac Challenging puzzles - though apart from hard one, oddly easy (8) I have ??F?H??? Is this one with FGH in the middle?

19d, The relative is female.

26a, Your "F" is wrong.

Hi again Roof, for 18d you want a star 'sign' around a 2 letter word for 'journey' and the usual abbreviation for 'south'.

19d is a 3 letter word for 'knowing' around a 4 letter word for, as Rusty said, a female 'relative'.

26a as Rusty says, your F is wrong and it's a 6 letter word in the clue minus the "h" + I + the odd letters of 'easy'.

Many thanks Rusty and Brendan

I've now finished including working out the answer to 21d and 24ac.

I was pleased to find that 18d is related to Jason. But I did find it hard and there were several words I didn't know.

Well done, Roof!