dt 25,445

[sarumite]

Stuck on two .....

29a Bird that comes to a full stop (8) ???T?N?E

25d American Indian's beliefs not totally formulated (4)
?R??
The final letter of 25d is second letter of 29a.

I'm also unable to fully justify 1d A lark is in rambling country (3,5). I know it's an anagram and answer is presumably Sri Lanka, but which letter is excluded from clue and why?

[Strix]

Sentence
Cree(D)

[crofter]

Sentence (Bird )

Cree(d)

Sri Lanka is right

[crofter]

The setter may have meant " A lark's in rambling country" and the automatic checker could have corrected it!

[sarumite]

Thanks Strix and crofter .. I appreciate Sri Lanka is right, but is it derived from " A lark is in" ... if so how do we lose a letter? What am I missing?

[sarumite]

Thanks crofter old mate .. sorry to be pedantic, but I can't rest if the loose ends aren't sorted !! (S) ☺

[crofter]

Loose ends are there to be sorted ~ never left! :o)

[Strix]

Sarumite, it is not first time the DT has presumed an abbreviation (see crofter's post) for an anagram though it is usually better signalled.
Strix