Thanks to help given yesterday I have only 3 clues which I cannot get, ie, 28a Desperate friend returning to grab good person and chatter (4-4) I have if my other answers correct ?I?T ?A?P 51a There's a plea for a final change of direction, look (6) ?P?E?R Is it appear and if it is how do you get the answer. 12d No longer a wine area (6) E?T?N? - just havent the tiniest idea about this. Thanks for anone's help, if I finally get the three missing clues I can get on with Sunday. Life stops until this crossword is finished.
thanks Ulysses100 and Lie-in King for your answers but it means two answers I thought were right are wrong -
48d Biblical scholar with simple name - ?L?D?N I previously had ?R?D?N - DRYDEN
and 19d Teams farewell after post dinner drink (4,4) I had port wine but second letter of wine is now an
A - ?O?T ?A?E.
Anyway, thank you both for your help in this
29a (*NOT 28a) I think you may have the second letter wrong. I think it should be "A" not "I". Answer I reckon is LAST GASP, meaning deperate. Friend returning is PAL backwards (Last letter & first two). Good person is ST (Saint). Chatter is GAS.