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17a. the playing partnership is West and East in bridge, plus A and SOME

4 D. A diet is a kind of Parliament, and the one on the Isle of Man, is called the Tynwald.
17. A WE (west, east) partnership, team in bridge and Some, not all.

Tynwald is the name of the parliament in the Isle of Man.

Ah, that meaning of diet is new to me, thanks Malone

Thanks, Jono - I checked Chambers, just to make sure I wasn't making up the info!

Ah yes, that meaning of diet....we were always amused at school learning about The Diet of Worms (a place in Germany?).
Cheers all.

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3d. Reader, perhaps, or one working presentation
DONOR

16d. Perfectly happy composer getting nearly drunk
BLISSFUL

10a. Rough silk - from its mill?
FLOSS

13a. He makes the most of investment
ROBIN

Parses for the above please.

13 Robin(g), investment, putting on of clothes. He, Robin, just a name.

16 Bliss, composer and Ful(l), drunk (nearly = one letter short). Blissful, perfectly happy.

Typo!....3d should say '....making presentation".