Local Crossword

[greumach]

Good evening all,
Thank you in advance for answers to the following;
Mushroom soup soaks beast (7).... O???S??
A lovely shape(4)..??A?

[Captain2]

2 Oval?

[Patsy33]

Pear

[slaney]

Any special instructions with this crossword? - opossum and oval are hidden jumbles in the clues.

[Sam1960]

opossum ??

[fiction-factory]

I agree with slaney

[Captain2]

Well spotted slaney; I think that it is the 'Overlaps Crossword' that Donaldino was asking about the other day.

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1486306.html

[greumach]

Thanks to all who came back with the answers especially Slaney who spotted the overlap basis for answers. Point taken to help in future I will highlight the hint for clues