Herald

[dave1948]

6d Audibly stare at a female martyr ...(7)
??E??N
Stephen ? Can see female but not stare.

5d Abstemious fellow being entertained in the pinnacle of Solomon's poetry(5)
A?A??

12a 'e stripped out Aix of old and put in a looter Joshua knew about (5)
????N

[bibblebub]

6d) audibly stare = sounds like 'stair' = STEP

[sandyRoe]

stare sounds like stair, step + hen

[dave1948]

Thank you Sandyroe and Bibblebub

12a is now ??h?n

[bibblebub]

12a) ACHAN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achan_(biblical_figure)

remove the E from ACHEN and put in an A

[dave1948]

5d is now A?A?A

Any thoughts ?

Many thanks to Bibblebub for his excellent answers.