Saturday March 11Th 2017

[Donaldinho]

24d Unstressed central vowel that WC has flushed
22d Birch primarily with another tree for close shave
25d Betting out on upward stream
25a Ocean containing the French court with Reggae DJ

[fiction-factory]

Can you reply with the letter counts please Don?

[mac44]

24d. schwa

[Neveracrossword]

22 Bash? B(irch) + Ash.

[fiction-factory]

I thought about B ASH and also B RUSH but neither seems totally satisfactory. Is bash a close shave?

[fiction-factory]

24d Unstressed central vowel that WC has flushed - S?w?a
22d Birch primarily with another tree for close shave - ???d?r
25d Betting out on upward stream - ???d?r
25a Ocean containing the French court with Reggae DJ - ??l?c??

[Neveracrossword]

22 Balder? B/birch and Alder, another tree.

[Neveracrossword]

FF, I forgot to say thanks for the letter counts and letters!