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Help appreciated with last one in:

1a "Blue stone circles to incorporate flint in middle" (5)

L?P?S Looks like it must be LAPIS for blue stone but if so can't see how the middle of flint fits in.

LAPS (circles) with middle of fl i nt inserted

Thanks chrise

Duplicate post by Allie

Any help appreciated
14a R?????? ???????
Men In retreat, Dicky for one has to abandon front incorrupt constituency

22d. ????? ????s??????
Limited number catch on, I’ll at ease when manipulated

Competed left hand side but am
Struggling with the rest
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Reply by Xwordfan
14a rotten borough
22d local anaesthetic


Thanked by Allie

Struggling a little today, maybe that second grappa last night, 22d Limited number catch on, I’ll at ease when manipulated (5,11) LOCAL ANAESTHETIC, but how? Definition of neither Limited nor manipulated

I think limited number is the definition. Number as in something which numbs, limited as in local not general. The rest is an anagram

Duh! I still blame the Grappa, but thank you.

Struggling with
34d n?d? G?d?e?s
Actor man seated in gallery sees one such as Deianira

Suspect it is something Goddess

Thanks

I think it is TREE-GODDESS (Druantia not Deianira)

TREE actor + DES in GODS (gallery)

Is this Tree the much-loved (only by rossword setters) actor who's been dead for over 100 years?