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7a anagram of doctor abbreviation reversed with ou(open university)+ this . definition is a seaside resort
1d anagram of reconciles without co(company)

2d synonym for female less the first letter and it's now a country.
8, 19 anagram of hotels rather

By piggy-backing on others' queries, I now have a few but still need LOTS of help.
Is 20 ac Arrogate?
could anyone give me a pointer towards 15/17 and also 5, please?

yes to 20a

15/17 is an anag

Thank you for that, Ixion - I'm afraid I still need more help.

irish seas tide b

defn for 15/17

n usually preceded by: the the pattern of strikes and industrial unrest in the 1970s and early 1980s supposed by many during this time to be endemic in Britain and to weaken the British economy

Thank you again, Ixion.
It took a while and then I couldn't understand the answer - until I thought of what some foreigners used to call the proclivity to strike. (If I've got it correct, that is.)

I see, Ixion, that while I was solving the anagram and drafting my answer, you were adding an erudite reference to answer my doubts about whether I had got it correct.
Thank you again.

Think it's all done now. Thanks to all and Good Luck!