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Warden and Loubyloo
23a (sea eagle) is a homophone for gross(pay)

19a is surname of the Revend. If you swap the first letters of Male Hairy and say aloud it becomes a salutation.

sorry for typo in last post.
Yes Warden, your letters are correct

Loubyloo
1d not smart
1a 5 letters for a group of pupils + I iinside 4 letters for dare
5d is what a pedicutist may give you on your 'digits'
9a is anagram (poor plasma)

Just occurred to me that there is a character based on 9a who does similar(ish) things with words to our friend in 19a.

again, typo: pedicurist

Jono. I must check him out

Her!

Jono
Is she featured in Dickens ?

…Sheridan

or The Rivals ?

Not Hylda Baker surely

crossed in the post, Jono :)