Stinker - Colossus Crosswords 318

[CAJJES]

Can't get this finished and need to send it soon. Could someone please help. I hope my letters are correct. 80d. Loire Valley Mansions - v?a?e?e?. 167a.- Major ecological community - Bi?m? -
259a. Ripple of excitement - f???s?n - 248d - spiced hot drink - 256a Threshold -e?e 60d - reinforce - ?u?b?ess. navigation course - ??u?b. Thank you very much in advance.

[fiction-factory]

biome?

[fiction-factory]

frisson

[fiction-factory]

eve

[Mamyalynne]

259 Frisson

256 Eve

60 Buttress ?

[fiction-factory]

Pattern/letter count for 248 please (mulled wine/gluvine?)

[dannyk13]

167a.Biome
259a.Frisson
60d.Butress?
Rhumb

[Mamyalynne]

80 Chateaus ??

[fiction-factory]

chateaux

[Mamyalynne]

that's the fella

[elliemay1]

248 plottie?https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/plottie

[CAJJES]

Thank you all for taking the time to answer these for me. Sorry I forgot to put in the letter count for 248d It is C--i.
I wanted chateaux for 80d but I have proverb for no. 79a and that makes 80d. start with V. so I'm still lost on these.

[Toorak]

Chai

What is the clue that gives you proverb?

[elliemay1]

chai

[Flonska]

248d try . . . chai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masala_chai

[Mamyalynne]

Would

Precept work for 79 ?

[CAJJES]

Thank you all very much. I now have it finished with your help and any wrong ones are up to me. I can get it posted away. Again thank you for your patience.

[Flonska]

Was the answer to 80d, chateaux, then?