Herald

[dave1948]

21d American's reading of the first half of Ezra is no problem (4)
E?S? Easy but why ?

6d Republicans captured southern limits of Eshcol for the patriarch (6)
?S?A? Israel ?

8a See a chocolate bar that's been bitten off (4)
?O?K Look but why ?

[Fitzer]

Because Americans pronounce the 26th letter of the alphabet as zee, so e zee = easy

[dave1948]

Thank you

[sedge47]

6d IRA containing S(outhern) + E(shco)L
8a York(ie) ?

[dannyk13]

6d.Yes, s in ira + e(shco)l

[dave1948]

Thank you both

I agree with York Missing ie and the see= diocese in Church of England

Last one
9a Pay out promissory note evenly but Romanis the one to go through (5)
?P?N?
I am convinced the answer id spend but not sure why ?

[slaney]

PN = promissory note with SED (Latin for but) evenly through it.

[sedge47]

PN is promissory note. Insert the P and N as the even letters in SED (Roman word for 'but').

[dave1948]

Thank you all. I knew sed=but did not see pn=promissory note !