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18d. Mexico's conqueror established national assembly
CORTES

8d. Confined within reach of Dexter
CLOSETED

I think I get the parse, but, really is it referring to TED DEXTER the former cricketer? Since when has he reached the dizzy heights of General LEE ?

28a. Settlement unknown figure
COLONY

Parses for the above please.

Well 'spotted' Klazo
There is a colon (:)in the original clue

Cheers all - yes my mistake about the colon.

Just out of interest, has anyone seen the Dexter/TED parse before? It's the first time I've seen it TBH.

I’ve seen Ted Dexter as a solution… this from Maskarade in 2020…

5. Former England cricket captain’s little bear — right! (3,6)

Here’s one from Julius in the FT from 2017…

Googled successfully “Dexter holds The Ashes” (6)

Dexter here indicates TED

Okay thanks for this.

28a. Wood always used as a part of the rigging
FORESTAY

15d. Girl, say, tender after taking exercise
BIPED

11d. Be finished on time at lower level
BENEATH

1a. Footballers confronting old rebel make an appearance
FACADE

Parses for the above please

28. FOREST (wood) + AY (always - archaic)

1. FA (footballers) + Jack CADE (a rebel of old) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Cade%27s_Rebellion