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Thanks very much, Geeker. All done!

I got 16 d , but can't get the parsing

Any hints ?

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Aargh !

Thanks

That was hard work: until starting to read this thread we had only half a dozen answers, but with all your help, and resorting to the "crossword solver" when I had 4 Crossers for 8a but still no idea which "tongue", we've now completed. Phew.

FOI 5d, LOI 8a, COD: probably agree on 15, though even with 3 crossers I didn't get it until offered "versus" - small but perfectly formed.