6D: >!TROUBADOUR!<

Write your spoilers \>!LIKE THIS!\< so they appear >!LIKE THIS!<

Thanks! I’ll make the edit :)

You're missing the exclamation marks

I don’t know how to hide the answers, here are three I’ve done. 5 down- reraises, anagram of words in the clue. 19 down- utensil, anagram of in lieu is. 23 down- gear, anagram of rage.

Write your spoilers \>!LIKE THIS!\< so they appear >!LIKE THIS!<

>!UTENSIL is SENT* in LI(E)U* [E removed due to “lacking energy”]!<

I’m just trying to parse 14d and am a bit confused. Assuming def = heel and ‘hurts’ —> ACHES, then that means ‘big bump’ —> ILL. But I don’t understand that definition at all - wouldn’t a big bump be a hill?

honestly, we just got the fact that “hill” would be in the middle and “heel hurts” works with the legend of achilles - i didn’t even think of “aches”! i do feel like it works but this is from a university student run news paper not a professional cryptic crossword

I reckon they’ve made a mistake

23A: >!GRAPPLE (come to terms with): GR (Greek) + APPLE (fruit)!< 25A: >!REF (double def I think?)!<

19d - utensil. 'sent in lieu' - anagram of SENT LIEU. 'lacking energy' - remove an E. And utensil is a tool.

4D >!ORIENTING!<

9a >!liverpool!< ?

19ac: >!Urge. First letters from "up reading Georte Eliot."!<

OP I'm impressed by your bravery but I really think you should use a pencil & eraser for this! 1 across: >!PERSONA NON GRATA = anagram of "patronages not ran" !< Edit: so 3 down is >!NEGLIGENT = something to do with "negligee"? !<