Inquisitor 1283

[Neveracrossword]

16 D. Amplify group of flowers assigned to a cultivated acreage (10)
?????r?ce?e
22 D. Mouth opening, so use roughly like a salute, for example (7)
????o?a

The preamble says that many clues contain one word which must have a letter removed, and those remaining rearranged to form a new word before solving. Thanks for any heelp

[slaney]

16d Amplify--Family with P as the extra letter.
Assigned to =ON +A + anagram of acreage

[Neveracrossword]

Slaney, thanks very much.

[slaney]

You're welcome.
22d Mouth opening =OS + anagram of "so use"
Remove T from salute to get an appropriate definition.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks again - I'm off now to fix the mistake that gave me the 'a' in 22 D.

[boreas]

Hi Slaney,

I removed the E from salute to get the definition

[slaney]

it seems I can't even read my own writing! Of course it's E
Thanks boreas - sorry Never...

[slaney]

Interesting, if tricky way of generating extra letters I thought.

[Neveracrossword]

Slaney, I had managed to spot the removal from 'salute', but didn't want to question your judgement so had it with '?' in my list.

[boreas]

any hints on how the answer to 17 works?

[slaney]

Boreas - if you add L (start to live) to your answer you get a group of beetles.
Altered word (definition) is last.

[boreas]

Slaney, i'm a bit baffled.

I have the scrambled last word definition, which fits with my answer. But where do I add the L to get beetles?

[slaney]

Boreas - between letters one and two of your answer - I got it using an anagram solver.

[boreas]

Many thanks Slaney.

I have all the grid filled in, and have the first phrase.
Can't quite make out the second.
Also, I can see what connects the five words - apart from 6D.

[boreas]

Sorry for last post - 6D isn't thematic.
I can't see the fifth yet.

[boreas]

I have it now

[Neveracrossword]

I am almost finished - so near and yet so far. Could someone just let me know if I have the right letters in these? Thanks.
26 A. Opening to hole in one embraced by cunning with hustler (7)
s??ni??
(I was thinking of pin (golf) for 'opening to hole')
18 D. Clericate fluid - vicar losing cases changed and left (4) vi??
(I was thinking 'vial' - not sure how that works though.)

[boreas]

Hi Never,

You have the right letters for 26A.
But, the first two letters of 18 d are VR

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, boreas .

[Neveracrossword]

Boreas, I've got those two sorted - only a couple of blank spaces left in the grid now. Will be glad to get this one finished! Thanks again for your help - I was flagging.

[boreas]

Be glad to help with your blank spaces.

Need some help myself because I can't get 'another title', or the character in the grid.