Times Jumbo 29 Oct

[Verbix]

Struggling with the last couple....
52 ac: vegetarian food - say, two starters of beetroot - in bars (11). B***E*B***S
Butterballs? But can't see why other than UTTER = SAY and two letter Bs...
44d: Somebody comes around holding bronze in palms (7) R*T***S

Thanks for any help.

[dannyk13]

Butterbeans

[donny48]

44 rattans

[Lie-in King]

52a Butterbeans - 'utter (say) 'be(etroot) (2 starters)' (in) 'bans' (bars)
44d Rattans - 'star' (somebody, round, holding) 'tan' (bronze)

[dannyk13]

Rattans-tan(bronze) inside star(somebody) reversed

[Toorak]

Butter beans

Be(etroot) utter inside bans (bars)

[donny48]

(somebody)star comes round = rats with tan (bronze) inside=rattan

[Verbix]

Thanks very much to all three - and here's us about to have carrot and butterbean soup....