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Struggling, but, while we wait for out of hours GP to ring back abour husband's alarming bloodpressure, I've made some progress.

Stuck on 7d, 15a (haven't seen Pulp Fiction) and 26a. Any clues, please, if anyone is still watching this thread?

Hi Pam,

First and foremost, I hope your hubby's BP comes down.

15a - If you haven't seen Pulp Fiction you might be familiar with the term, albeit with a different meaning.

3 letter "doctor" (the usual 2 letter abbr. for a family doctor but with another initial inbetween indicating the field the in ie. dental or....) and the 3 letters go around single letter "one"

7d - "harry" is an anagram indicator and this goes around single letter "drug" - definition is "plane perhaps at height" (nothing to do with aircraft, though)

15a parses as 2 ("one's") inside 2 ("doctor"). Definition is "fetishist", but despite having seen Pulp Fiction I didn't know that particular usage. I mostly see the word used re. a physical disability.

Thanks, Brenda and Geeker.

His BP dropped below 200, currently waiting to hear from GP or consultant but didn't need small hours visit to A&E.

Now, 15a: never heard of the 3 letter doc, I think it's "I'm" = "one is", in 2-letter doc! The word is vaguely familiar as in ".... suit". Then with that final letter, and your help, 7d is obvious and brilliant: COD.

But the mysterious 26? I have a slang term for "drunk" but can't parse it, though can find most it but lacking "et" or "te"!

Sorry about the autocorrect, Brendan.

Hi Pam, read 26 as 2,4 in reverse. You only need to ‘dishearten’ the first word.

In 15a, I think the "**** suit" usage may derive from "Pulp Fiction". But I wouldn't seek out video online unless you have a strong stomach. 😬

Thanks, Jono, that makes perfect sense. I was disheartening both words and then running out of ideas!