Everyman 3885

[VivianD]

I'm very slow today!
1d Writer of essays about jump cut l---/---- (is it to do with Lamb?)
3d Menu with quail:aunt ordered given steer sometime in September a-------/-------
(it's obviously an anagram but of what?)
15a Morethan one pastry poet's finishing off - plenty and then some! (12)
6d Type of Christian Festival given direction: do up old cross --s----/-r-------

[cashier]

1 Lamb chop

[Lie-in King]

1d Lamb chop - 'Lamb (essayist) c(irca; about) hop (jump)'
3d Autumnal equinox - anag 'menu + quail aunt' + 'ox' (steer)
15a Over a bun-Dant(e; finishing, off)
6d Eastern Orthodox - 'Easter north' + 'do' (up) + 'o(ld) x (cross)'

[cashier]

3 Autumnal equinox

[Toorak]

Lamb chop
Autumnal equinox
Overabundance
Eastern Orthodox

[Toorak]

Overabundant

[VivianD]

Many thanks all! I found today's very difficult and as it's still light outside and 24degs I will give up for now......