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13a. Was chair lifted by cleaner, say, put back?
TOOK CHARGE

Parse?

Lifted (took) cleaner (char) say (eg, reversed). Defn ‘was chair’ as in was the chairperson

Thanks for the TOOK CHARGE explanation.
On the other one, I thought Taurus was a bull, not a house.

The "signs" of the zodiac are more correctly (if such a term is appropriate!) called "houses". You might remember the opening of "Aquarius" from "Hair":
When the moon is in the Seventh House
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
Then peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars
This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius
Aquarius

Cheers, ChrisE, for the Taurus explanation. Yes, I remember the song but only the one main line from it. Thanks

26a. Completely out of puff?
UNADVERTISED

Parse?

Puff - synonym for advert/praise

Tjanks6, didn't know that meaning of 'puff.'