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24a. Hotel servant. H???T

helot

Thanks Rusty - gardening time now !

Hope the weather holds for you, Dunderheid!

Looks promising but heavy rain forecast just when the snooker re-starts

2D Seal's brood caught (7) S?G?A?S

looks like SIGNALS ?

18A Ask for finger charm (6) A?P?A?

looks like APPEAL

21A Soldier cut out helmet (3) L?D

looks like LID (soldier less LID ... SORE?)

20D Obscure crab (5) ??D?Y

MUDDY perhaps

Just need some help with the wordplays please

18 is a cricket reference - you appeal, the umpire raises his finger if he agrees

2d signets

11a eyed

16 down Heat ice for tortoise (7)
H???T??

19across Spades with dirt (4)
????

HICATEE (a turtle, rather than a tortoise, though to my surprise in this week's Big Bang theory Sheldon and Amy went to buy a "turtle" and were looking at tortoises)