Stuck as usual! 4d An epithet for Aristotle (9) ? s - - - i - i - e. 12a A preliminary matter (5-6)? - - a - t / - r - p - s. 11a A former state of West Germany (5)? - - d - n. Could be Baden. 1d To speak publicly in a declamatory way (3-5) ? t - - / - h - m - .