dm world's smallest hardest crossword.

[cupid04]

6a] Aircraft engine protective housing. [3] ?O?.

7a] Hammers end. [4] ?E??.

3d] Breeding places. [4] NI??.

6d] [Latin] by proxy. [abbr] [2] ??.

[ladyalex]

6d PP (pro persona...I think)

[ladyalex]

7a peen

[emeritus]

6a Pod

[Lie-in King]

3d Nids - pheasants' nests

[cupid04]

Thankyou everyone. I've gone for nide for 3d because it fits with the second
'e' in peen.Not your fault LIK, the daily mail definitely said places not place
[singular].

[ladyalex]

happy to help :-))

[cupid04]

Thankyou for taking the time to help. It must take you all week to clean that
posh house of yours!

[ladyalex]

Like I do the cleaning....

[Mamyalynne]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[WAZZARD]

7a must be HEAD

[Mamyalynne]

peen
noun /pēn/ 
peens, plural; peins, plural

The end of a hammer head opposite the face, typically wedge-shaped, curved, or spherical

[WAZZARD]

by proxy in latin is per procurationem - guess that won't fit - 6a could be pod

[WAZZARD]

The latin abbr would be pp