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Cigar butt evident in wine's aroma gets past tongue (5)

The answer is NORSE. A wine’s aroma is its nose, surrounding the end (butt) of cigar, r. Norse is another word for the Norwegian language.

1.d.
Two masters no longer score being pissed ?
Looks like Brahms and ?????

22a
Whopper has feathers stuck on? Don't stand for that? (3,4)

???, ?O?N

1d: Yes, the Cockney slang that often bewildered me as a US solver. LISZT.

22a: charade: 3="whopper", 4="feathers", defn. "don't stand..."

1 LISZT - rhyming slang#

22 LIE DOWN (down are underfeathers in birds)

Thanks for those.

29a
Tight bottomed contrary sailor comes first?
Is it BAD ASSED?

28a
Two Democrats covered in trifle, drink?
(5) T???Y

29 I went for RAT (reverse of TAR) ARSED.

28 TODDY

Thanks Geeker!

Rat the theme better all right.

Help suck on last one.
26.a.
For example, drunkard has no time for authority (3,2)
S?Y,?O

Say so?

Say no?

Any thoughts?

Matt

SAY SO
The drunkard is a SOT, with "time" deleted

Thanks Chrise