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I have it now, thank you. I like this forum almost as much as I like the crossword. Both are part of my Sunday morning ritual. :-)

Not too bad this morning, I have 3 unfinished (more than that unparsed completely) any help with *9* and *18* would be appreciated. (I'll battle on with 1 down which is probably obvious)

Ah, realising my 10 down was incorrect, I now have 9, but ask, why 'elite'. Also 1d now solved.

Leaving just 18.

fernie - no doubt this will cross wiith another reply: 18 "uncase" golden. 9 is 3-letter had some food + 2-letter before noon.

You cold parse 9 as a three letter word followed by an abbreviation.

18 is the standard crossword clue meaning of uncased, ye answerre is right in front of you.

why 9a? Do you remember BA Baracus and Hannibal Smith?

fernie - at 9, ‘elite’ is part of the definition, needed for the letter before the hyphen.

That was good, thanks, Everyman. Can't parse 2d. Liked the simplicity of 12a
Happy Sunday, all

Thanks all, 18 was a 'doh' moment (I didn't know about uncased, I do now). And 9 was all down to pronunciation.

BarryC
2d parses as 1,8 then 5 around 1.