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[Bernie]

1a. Very near, shut 25%of space(5,8)
12d.Cause price fall(5,4)????? Down
9a. Could be an Irish setter(5)m????
23a.Landing charge(7) s?o?a??
Many thanks

[dannyk13]

Close quarters

[dannyk13]

12d.Bring down?

[dannyk13]

9a.Hound?
23a.Storage

[Captain2]

23 Is it not shorage? or is that too American?

https://www.thefreedictionary.com/Shorage

[dannyk13]

Good morning Capt.
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/storage

[Captain2]

Morning Danny, still can't see mention of 'landing charge', or something like, in your definition but no matter we'll never know because no more letters to check. Probably storage anyway. :))

[Bernie]

Thank you for your help

[dannyk13]

https://www.pinterest.co.uk/cl123987/landing-storage/

[Captain2]

Don't need any new wardrobes thanks Danny; you've lost me unless you mean a storage area on a landing in a flight of stairs. No matter anyway.

[ProfessorMaisie]

23a STOWAGE

[Captain2]

Sorry I started this now. ;0)))
Can't see 'stowage' either - that's a charge for storage, you have to land (and be charged) your merchandise, etc first surely.

[ProfessorMaisie]

'Money paid for stowing goods' Chambers.

'Stow' has nautical connotations, and I'm pretty sure 'Landing' in this instance refers to landing cargo.

[Captain2]

Yes 'landing' ie putting on the dock side, putting a plane on the tarmac, etc not 'storing' which is putting it somewhere after it has landed.

[ProfessorMaisie]

...or even, 'putting under hatches' - what do you think is meant by hatches?

There isn't an entry for 'shorage' in Chambers, and 'storage' is too general.

[JJ109]

Dockage doesn't fit either!

[dannyk13]

From my link above, definition of storage:-
//the price charged for storing goods.//

[dannyk13]

If Bernie is reading this her head must be spinning.

[JJ109]

It should be a lumper fee though. Not storing but landing. I agree with Captain it is a very poor clue!

[ProfessorMaisie]

Too general, there's nothing to justify the act of 'Landing' the goods to be stored.

[Captain2]

That's my point Danny - we are not looking at the cost to 'store' but to 'land' - to me, two totally different events.

(At least we're keeping crosswords moving on a slow morning).