Irish Times Christmas Crossaire

[Thesaintt]

Stuck on 3 clues for Irish Times Christmas Crossaire
5d perceptive university in the free state (6) a_ _ _ _e
11a Tease most of them in 6 down to humour hothead (3,4) _ _ n _ i _ h
32d prepare to take off with British army team (4) _ a _ I

Thanks for any help

[Sam1960]

32. taxi

[aelmpvw]

5d astute

[aelmpvw]

what is 6 down?

[Oldred]

11a Pure guess - toy with ?

[Thesaintt]

Thanks for answers
Aelmpvw, 6 down is tough guy's casings found in games room (4) for which I put in Tank(?). Now that you have given me astute, 11a is beginning with T so it is T_ n _i_h
Thanks again for your help

[Thesaintt]

Thanks oldred. That makes sense

[Oldred]

TO ugh gu YS

[fiction-factory]

TOugh guYS casings would have been TOYS

[fiction-factory]

sorry oldred - wasn't there when i started

[Oldred]

no problem FF

[puzzledpuzzler]

Hi. Did anyone get the solution to the clue "Charlie Adam gave it to Eve to cradle" 4 letters **b*. Thinking baby but I don't get the connection.

[blinker]

29a crib c for charlie adam gave eve a rib

[puzzledpuzzler]

Thanks Blinker

[elliemay1]

astute

[puzzledpuzzler]

Down to 2. Seasonal staff collecting in The Capital for the present day shoppers (9 and 4) Christmas C*u. Places on the radio that are hard for swingers to get (5) *utt* - thinking this is putts.

[Davemano]

Christmas Club

[puzzledpuzzler]

Sorry typo that should have been c*u*

[scorpiojo]

Yes, sounds like (on the radio) puts (places)