Looks as though I am just about to completely mess this up, would appreciate some help, please....
27a make orbuild a nest (6) ??d?f?
1d embrace especially in a greeting in Central and South America ((6) a?r?z?
11a obliterate by covering over with colouring matter (7) u?p???? (although it might not be "u" at the beginning, if I've got 9d incorrectly).
Hmmm, that's also thrown out some others ....
4a search vessel for smuggled goods (6) ?e???f
11a obliterate by covering over with colouring matter (7) u?p???r
6d on the ___ _____ in a state of alertness (3,4) ??? ?i?e
For 4 across I put jerque
If so, then 7down starts with e.
So I used eatage, which is in my dictionary.
I am stuck on 11 across Obliterate by covering over with colouring matter, where I have u-p-i-t. Unpaint fits but does it satisfy the clue?