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13d - Actually, it's such a well constructed clue I wish I'd have chosen it for my COD:-)

Ah - I assumed that 'in' denoted one meaning within another. For example, the clue could have just been 'crews in boats' but both 'seconds' would then have been redundant.

Hi Rainman.

Brendan is right with his explanation for 13d. Yes, it is a very nice clue.

Hello lovely forum people
I’m looking for hints for 20a please. I think I have the last 4 letters, both from the clue and to rhyme with 11a as seems to be the Everyman style, but can’t see any plausible answers that would fit.

Hi FemmeNoire,

And a hello to you too:-)

20a - Firs 6 letters are a two word phrase describing what "residents do" then 2 letters for a "doctor"+ 2 letter "expression of pain" + 2 letter "uncertainty". - definition is "guts" as in 'resolve/ fortitude etc..

PS. Yes, it does rhyme with 11a.

Confused about 19d, LOI by far. Have a plausible guess based on all crossers, but can't parse.

Hi Geeker,

I'd overlooked the parsing for 19d but, other than the definition, I have literally no idea how the wordplay leads to the answer.

Thanks Brendan
All finished now.
19d is a synonym for demonstrating, as in “showing”, and it is also what is often done to dough etc on Bake Off. Leaving the dough/bread to rise is a more familiar term to me, but they seem to call it this other word on the programme

Ahh! Thanks FemmeNoire, I was tying myself in knots trying figure that out:-)