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I am stuck on 18A. craftily tunes in to brain, being practical (13) . I Have ???e?????n?i?.

Sure about the last i? Could be unsentimental?

Hi mondrian, the "i" looks wrong;
what I see begins with (tunes in)*.

Sorry. Should have been more circumspect.

Hello, ginge!

Hi aristo, I only gave a part solution as I seem to recall on previous RT threads that hints are preferred unless specific parsing is asked for (not a puzzle I do).

I realize that, and apologize. I don't often see unanswered questions here and just quickly responded. Such a rube.

Thank you

Morning each, Mr Seldom seen and always behind here. Hope you're all surviving well. I'm stuck down in the SW corner.
A hint would help for 23ac Arms beside English river for Swiss route. (6,3) All I have is ???S?A ??? That should help me with the two missing crossers. I can't even isolate the definition. Thanks in anticipation

Dandybandy, the definition is 'Swiss run'.

You need a five-letter word for 'arms' (not weapons, not limbs, think of 'coat of'...') followed by a four-letter English river. If the word is then made 6,3, you'd have a Swiss route.

Many thanks Mondrian. I'd really got bogged down on that one. It didn't help that I was interspersing that with the Guardian cryptic & the enigma while trying to give my wife hints on the Guardian quick xword.
Sounds complicated I know but going away &returnig helps. The things we do to stave off brain rot!!!