Of course! Thank you! I was thinking of six being VI.
The clue for 3 down is "Mud in your eye!" coming up without a lot of speed for old dandy's curls (9).
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Thank you K. I was hoping you were still on that was why I did not put the (long) clue on in the first place. I must get an electronic keyboard this manual one is rubbish. :-)
Yes, K, I think this was one of Araucaria's more interesting ones. It took me some time to get started but I found it stirred up the little grey cells!