cryptic crosswords

[snodger]

RANG UP (6) -H-N-D
FIGURE HE IS PART FAMILY (7) M-----N
PUT RAILROAD BACK DECLINE (5) L---P
TWO NOTES, NOTE AND FRENCH GIRDLE (5) A---T
MIND TESTING SLIP OF THE PEN (7) I---L--
THE FIFTH LETTER WRITTEN LOVE IN SLANG I HESITATE TO FIND THE SMELL 9
E-F-A-I-M
FINISH FACING TOWARDS 3,2 E-D / -N


IT POSSIBLE I MAY HAVE THE ODD LETTER WRONG ANY HELP AND EXPLANATIONS MUCH APPRECIATED

[boxtops]

rang up - phoned

[boxtops]

figure - manikin

[boxtops]

last one - end on

[chris1957au]

END ON

[snodger]

3RD LETTER OF 5TH CLUE IS K THAT GIVES I-K-L--

[bibblebub]

3 droop ?

5 inkblot

[bibblebub]

6 effluvium

[snodger]

INKBLOT LOOKS GOOD THAT GIVES L-T-P I THINK ITS LETUP JUST UNUSUAL THAT ITS ONE WORD PUT BACKWARDS I GET MAYBE LE IS A RAILWAY NAME

[bibblebub]

4 abnet

[boxtops]

snodger - can you type in lower case please..? Capitals are quite hard to read, and it looks as if you are shouting!

[snodger]

THANKS EVERYONE THATS THEM ALL I COULDNT SPELL GAUGE SO EFFLUVIUM IS CORRECT

[bibblebub]

letup = 'put el' reversed and el is slang for elevated railway http://www.thefreedictionary.com/el

[snodger]

WILL DO