Rt31

[chokkie]

it's so warm here, my brain's gone all fuzzy. Stuck on a few today ...

7a boy about to start igniting lamp spirit (5) ???i?

10a thrash second of sheep put in pen (6) ???t?e

1d getting back headless vicar during second case (9) ?????e?a?

16a causing stir, CID couple show facts constituting a crime (6,7)
?o?p?s ?e?i?t?

Many thanks, Chox.

[cashier]

7. Genie. Gene round i

[Neveracrossword]

16 Corpus Delicti, facts constituting a crime. Anagram I think.

[cashier]

16 corpus delecti

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1 D. retrieval, getting back. Retrial, second case, with (r)ev, headless vicar, inside.

[cashier]

10. Writhe

[cashier]

Pen write
Second of sheep h

[Neveracrossword]

10 Writhe, thrash. H, second letter of 'sheep, inside Write, pen.

[chokkie]

thanks so much, folks - wouldn't have got those in a million years. Just a few more left ...
8a theologian's month in ecstasy (9) ?u?u????s
5d a trollop's turned over beds (6) ???a?a
6d joins together with noisy fools (5) ???t?
cheers, chox.

[Neveracrossword]

6. Knits, joins together, sounds like Nits, fools.

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5 Strata, beds/layers. A Tart's, a trollop's... backwards.

[Mamyalynne]

8 Augustine

[chokkie]

You are a wonderful lot! Thanks so much to everyone for all their help tonight, your help has been invaluable! all done now .... cheers, Chox.

[Neveracrossword]

You're very welcome, chokkie.