Last Two Have Me Baffled

[nilrac52]

I am looking for help for the last two in my local paper.
An air of simplicity (5) -i-t- and
Coming back encountered very good times (5) -e-t-
Many thanks for assistance.

[fiction-factory]

ditty?

[ubasses]

1 ditty

[Tilly2]

Could the second one be 'blast' ...from the past?

[nilrac52]

Thanks fiction-factor and ubasses. Ditty is exactly right. Excellent.
Tilly2 I don't think it is blast because the "e" and "t" seem correct.

[fiction-factory]

tempi looks good- I was trying to think of something beginning with TEM (met backwards)

[nilrac52]

Thanks fiction-factory. The clue for "t" is
Looking or just thinking about it (13).
C-N-E---A-I-G. I put concentrating which gave me"t".

[Mamyalynne]

Contemplating

[scorpiojo]

Contemplating

[nilrac52]

Sorry Methyl the last was meant to answer your question and thanks for response.

[Tilly2]

Tempi is a musical term. The clues has no reference to music, does it?

[Mamyalynne]

Times = Tempi

[fiction-factory]

Is it the plural of times in Latin? I remember tempus fugit (time flies)

[nilrac52]

Thank you all. Contemplating is the one I got wrong. So easy when you get it. I appreciate all the input. Helpful and enlightening.