Some answers to the following will be appreciated. Thanks in advance!
ACROSS;
5. Scottish man to thrash a retired American quarterback. (7) : M???A?A
7. Fool Jill’s companion with a “scilicet” briefly. (7) : J?B?O?S
23. Lustful Indian state joins Hasidic joyous celebration. (7) : G?ED??H
28. Prosperity and ecstasy follows offspring. (5) : S?N?E
29. Name a number and wail for cotton cloth. (7) : N?E???N
Many thanks for this help! Having some trouble with the last two...Some more help, with rationale, will be appreciated, please.
DOWN:
1. Fashionable yarn tangled to the point of bearing the least resemblance to white. (8) : ?N?I?U?S
ACROSS:
10. Shake the pole to get a form of journalism. (9) :
T?L?P?A?O