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13a. His uncle's speaking frankly bolster his wife
DUTCHMAN

11a. Bag with the other things I stuffed in appearing in order
RETICULE

7d. No official dress for legal expert
MUFTI

26a. Arrange introduction to old wife?
HELPMEET

Parses for the above please.

7 D A double definition (and Mufti, the legal expert, appears quite often in puzzles.)
11 Rule is the order, ETC, etcetera, the other things and I, in the clue go inside that (are stuffed)

13. I’ll just copy and paste from Chambers…

Dutch uncle (noun)
Someone who criticizes or reprimands one unsparingly

Dutch wife (noun)
1. An open frame of rattan or cane used in the East Indies, to rest the limbs upon in bed
2. A bolster used for the same purpose

26. is another obscurity, here’s the Chambers entry…

helpˈmate (noun)
(a modification of helpˈmeet, itself formed from the phrase in the Bible (Genesis 2.18), ‘an help meet for him’) a helper, specif a wife

Thanks Malone and Jono. Appreciated.

12d. Earnest figure in a vestment?
CHASUBLE

27a. Possibly relax with most of fresh brew
TISANE

21d. African, say, eschewing new principles
ETHIC

5a. Literary diarist's critical comment on wine
NOBODY

Parses for the above please.

5a there's a book by the brothers Grossmith called "Diary of a nobody", and a poor wine might have NO BODY
21 how old is this puzzle? I don't think anyone would define ETHNIC as "African" nowadays!

Chrise ... Xword book is from 2010, maybe the actual puzzle is older. Thanks for the answers.

Chasuble, as well as being a vestment, is also the clergyman in the Importance of Being Earnest

Thanks jono