Dundee Courier Cryptic

[Johnamill]

Struggling this week...

17a. Distribution coming to an end? (6,3) ???I?G-?U? Doling Out?
14d. I have a discussion about a kind of tree (7) ?O???E? middle letter is 2nd letter 17a.
22a. Sort I used to find boring (7) ?E?C???
16d. Go up in public transport intended to take in others (5) no letters yet
19a. A short-cut (3) no letters but middle letter is 2nd letter of 16d

Many thanks in advance

[boxtops]

17a giving out (double meaning)
14d conifer ?

[Johnamill]

I like both of these...thanks boxtops

[Bummle]

16d bogus

[vallaw]

16d rally?

[tommy-h]

22 tedious

[Johnamill]

Thanks bummle, like that one too. That will give 19a being ?O? could be BOB as in short haircut....or MOW as in garden cut of grass?

[cupid04]

16d] bogus

[vallaw]

It is bogus

[cupid04]

bob

[mojay]

19 lop

[Bummle]

or lop

[Johnamill]

Tommy-h...I like that, and it's an anagram of "I used to"....means my 20d is wrong!

[mojay]

yes, bob is good

[boxtops]

Go on then, what's the clue for 20d?

[Johnamill]

Will go for LOP methinks for 19a....

Got 20d as well now....

Many thanks folks.....finished!!

[Johnamill]

boxtops....20d was It may come at the end of the service (3) I thought it was as simple as ICE....now think it's TIP !!