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20dn, 'Decline, as partner finally rises to do the twist?' (6), ?R?T?E. WRITHE? Cannot parse.

Wither -> writhe. partne)r rising.

wither with the r [partneR] moved up.

Thanks.

27a...What are we to do with the drunkard present (2,5)
S? T?E?E....I can see SO THERE but can't work out the parsing ?

Also...9a....High-flier's diatribe against my doctor (9)

??R?O?A?T....CORMORANT ? Again, can't see the parsing.

Drunkard = sot + here = present
My = cor + mo (medical officer) + rant = diatribe.

Sot = drunkard
here = present. (Here and now)

Thanks guys...much appreciated !