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Cheers all...I didn't know what a STAND-OFF was in Rugby.

20a. Curse old woman put on every article
ANATHEMA

23a. Remote area revealed to be better
OUTBACK

29a. Old star you heard has gone - he was worshipped one time
OSIRIS

Parses for the above please.

20 Anathema, curse. Ma, old woman +An, A and The, every article.

20 Osiris, he was worshipped one time (in Egypt). I think it's O, old and Sirius, star, with the U, you heard, being dropped.

23a Outback
Out = revealed
A better backs something/someone

Thanks for the help!

3d. Is bloke imprisoned by Commies located again?
REDISCOVERED

7d. Finished on poor horse last in race - past its best
OVERRIPE

Parses for the above please.

33 D Red Is Cove Red, rediscovered, located again. 2 x Red = Commies, is, in the clue and Cove, old word for bloke, man.

7 D. Over, finished, Rip, poor horse (I found it in Chambers, had never seen or heard of it before) and the E from the end of race (last in race).

Cheers Malone...the RIP definition...I couldn't even find it on chamber's online.

Never heard of that definition of COVE before either.

Thanks