Clue Help

[hankir]

Help will be appreciated.

1. Watery grave drive in the middle avoids (6)

2. not socially acceptable to stir wine (4)
Answer seems to be Rose but how?

[regulo]

2 Rouse without the U

[JMR27]

2.socially acceptable = U, so ro(u)se

[hankir]

Thanks regulo and JMR27.

Still trying to break the last one. I think it starts with S.

[bibblebub]

SEROUS [watery]

grave = SERIOUS
drive in the middle = I

SER(i)OUS

[ladyalex]

How does the 'avoids' fit in, please ?

[bibblebub]

the 'i' is avoiding being in the word 'serious'

[ladyalex]

OF I think I see, does it mean omit the 'i' from serious which is the 'middle' of drive ?

[ladyalex]

Thanks, bibblebub...figured it out just as you were answering me.
:-))

[hankir]

Thank you bibblebub.
Should have consulted my NY Times crossword Puzzle Dictionary before turning for help. It does provide serous as a synonym for watery.

Thanks to all of you.

[bibblebub]

my pleasure