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Drollest, most diverting, amusing.

Drol = Lord, peer (had up/reversed)
Lest, in case, Lest we forget,say.

Thanks ....DROL....never heard that word before. Ta.

Cancel that last comment. Understood now

6a. Hold-up hasn't succeeded, of course
NATCH

Parse?

6d. Head over heels, finally fall in love
NIL

Parse?

finally fallL IN reversed (head over heels in a down clue). Defintion "love" (means nothing to tennis players...)

(s)NATCH

Thanks...I get the NIL, but not the NATCH one yet. The penny'll drop sooner or later. Ta.

I had the other one up, so couldn't remember the details.
SNATCH = hold-up (robbery)
S is a common abbreviation for "succeeded", taken away (hasn't)
NATCH - slang for "naturally" or "of course"

Thanks... didn't know about the S = succeeded.

2d. Opera conductor avoids part of UK repeatedly
TOSCA

Parse?