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[PollyEsther]

Majorly stuck on a few of these... some help would be GREATLY appreciated!

11a: Last of beaujolais wine in jar(5)
S_O_K

24a: Cut eating stoned fruit, so cry (4,1,4)
S_E_ / A / _E_R (Shed a tear? if so... why??!)

7d: Victor lets drop wifes secret (5)
I_ _ _R (all I can think of is ichor... but cant see why that would work)

16d: Country record includes opening of "love song" (8)
_U_G_ _ _ _

[beckersjay]

7d inner (w-inner)

[Lie-in King]

11a (beaujolai)S-hock (jar)
24a Shed a tear - 'date' (in) 'shear'
7d (W)Inner - drop w(ife)
16d Bulgaria - l(ove) (in) 'bug' (record, as listen to) + 'aria'

[kayakamina]

s hock

she date ar

(w) inner

Bulgaria

[beckersjay]

11a shock (s-hock)

[PollyEsther]

Thankyou thankyou thankyou!

[PollyEsther]

Now left with final 2!
10a: Girl, long time penning a note (5)
A_N_S (Agnus?)

26a: Withdraw a score (7)
S_R_T_H (Scratch? Stretch?)

Please put me out of my misery... I'd like to put this to bed and get the tea on! Many thanks in advance!

[PollyEsther]

anyone?

[beckersjay]

10a Agnes, I should think (Ages aroud n)

[Lie-in King]

10a Agnes - n(ote) (in) 'ages'
26a Scratch - double meaning, as scratch from a competition & score the surface of something

[beckersjay]

yes, scratch

[Ouzel]

Ag (n) es

[PollyEsther]

thanks everyone!

just one final thing while I'm here! (so sorry to keep pestering) - there was a clue in last weeks FT that drove me mad... still wondering what it is, a week later.

Copper left having made a careful inspection over in blind alley (3-2-3)

I can't remember what letters I had... was convinced it was some play on the element Cu - See you - but couldnt figure it out! Any ideas?

[Ouzel]

Cul de sac ?

[Lie-in King]

Cul-de-sac - Cu (symbol for copper) + l(eft) + 'cased' (made inspection, over)

[PollyEsther]

ah!!! Nope - never would got that in a month of Sundays! oh well!

Thanks for all your help.