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1a Cat around cheerful old lady ??M?
11a Not wearing thong, one gets hot ??N?R
13a Mountain lion oddly without tail L?T

1d After all, ladies dropped food ????A

Thank you all!

1a PU MA UP = CHEERFUL MA = OLD LADY

1D PAST A PAST = AFTER A(LL) = (L)ADIES DROPPED

11a S UN TRAP

13A LOT

Stuck on last one
26a - riser still covering level stair’s front (5)
?e?s?
Thought it might be yet for still surrounding start of level and stairs giving yelst but can’t find any connection

YEAST = riser

Clue is `Riser still covering level stair`s front`... YE (A S) T

Thanks Tyke.
Never thought of A as level🤣

Hi Ian
I was stuck on 23a `Back leg on a deficient hare born in Africa`
I worked out it must be MAGHREB which I didn`t know is the north west region of Africa - always learning!

Hi Tyke
I hadn’t heard of it either but with what I had I worked it out. As you say we learn something new every day